Parisa Akbari, Hassan Sattari Sarbangholi, Architectural Design Features among Some Contemporary Shopping Centers, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 11,Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1292-1299, ISSN 1816-949x, jeasci.2016.1292.1299, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.1292.1299) Abstract: Where can we see the effects of contemporary architectural effects? For answering this question one should study some Iranian and foreign cases of contemporary era so that achieve an ideal and modern design with high quality. The present research studies some local and foreign cases of contemporary shopping centers each ofwhich are presented in a table. The present article also pays especial attention to comparing some internal features such as the facades, plans, etc. After detail study of local and foreign cases the present study found out some results which can be a representative of better future designs. Keywords: Design;architecture;Iranian case;foreign case;contemporary