The Windcatcher of Yazd

An Architecture of Air and Silence

In the sun-drenched heart of Yazd, where desert heat weaves through ancient alleys, towers rise — tall, proud, and hollow. These are Badgirs, the windcatchers — silent sentinels that breathe for the city.

Crafted from clay and brick, their clever design draws the faintest breeze from the sky, guiding it through chambers and courtyards, cooling homes without a single machine. In a land where water is precious and fire relentless, the windcatcher is a genius of survival — architecture in harmony with nature.

But more than function, it is poetry.