Recognition of Cognition Issue in Islamic Architecture Creation

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Nasim Ashrafi ¹ , Mohammad Naghizadeh ²

1 - Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2014-02-27 Accepted : 2014-04-20 Published : 2014-06-01

Keywords: Cognition, architecture, Truth, existence,

Abstract :

Recognizing the link between “Cognition" and "Architectural Creation” indicates that there is arelation between subject and object. Correct understanding of this relationship helps artistic creativity, especially in thearchitecture, to take steps towards proving truth that have caused works to be continued over the past times. Knowledgeand cognitions in architecture are categories that today theory of which have been neglected to be explained. Failureto comply with epistemology1, i.e. incorrect epistemology, has resulted to subjective ideas which are emerged in theframework of ideologies expressed in architecture, as a form inconsistent with national and Islamic identity. So thatonce more, the ideas resulting from perception of the created works, with replacement of concepts and ideas insteadof principles and truth of work, tend to reject previous cognition and suggest new cognition-based theories which notonly will not lead to integration in works creation but it will be one step away from reality. This process continues untilnow, due to lack of understanding about the origins of the crisis, the trend is adopted as an individualistic process andart knowledge is juxtaposed with artistic taste. This study is an attempt to review and recognize the role of knowledgein the past process of Islamic architecture in Iran with an analytical- interpretation approach in order to show the roleof knowledge in the circle of creation and understanding of architecture as causes of inefficient contemporary theoriesput forward in this area, by exploring a philosophy of cognition.

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