sohrab mashoudi, head of the urban development group of the society of consulting engineers of iran.sidering the population growth in big cities, building high-rises is a natural and appropriate solution for housing people. but this is not the case in small towns. slow and the issue of vertical or horizontal construction development should be looked at in a specialized way. farshid ilati, housing expert. the implementation of the horizontal development plan of cities has an effective role in reducing housing construction costs, and on the other hand , it provides the basis for accelerating the housing construction process. the horizontal development of cities, especially in tehran, can reduce the price of land by 50 to 60% if commercial transactions are controlled it follows that, of course, this is on the condition that the witness. increase the supply of land. ali asghar badri, managing director of the institute of city and economy studies: although the construction of existing high-rise buildings has decreased the values of residence and reduced the quality of life, the construc