Evaluation of female components in architecture based on the Islamic view of thought

Subject Areas : Art and Architecture

Mina Moradi ¹ , Saeid Alitajer ²

1 - 1- M.Sc. Graduate of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina university, Hamedan, Iran
2 - 2- Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina university, Hamedan, Iran

Received: 2023-06-17 Accepted : 2023-07-30 Published : 2023-09-23

Keywords: Islamic Culture, architecture, Psychological Approach, Feminine components,

Abstract :

The research was purposed to study the feminine components in architecture based on psychological approach and Islamic culture. The research universe encased all the texts related to female psychology, architecture and attitude toward women in Islamic culture. The sample enfolded the feminine components in architecture based on psychological approach and Islamic culture. The research method was descriptive- analytic procedure. To collect data library resources and materials were refereed to. The results of the analysis indicated that the feminine components were those which were more ipsilateral with female spirits and caused more comfortabilities for women. The feminine components included contextualism, horizontalism, boundarieslessness, transparency, negation of centrality, indetermination, economics, humanitarian criterial, functionalist, decorations applying, holistic, organic design stylist, deconstructionist, applicant oriented, ergonomics, details elaboration and space complexity; while women more utilized applicant oriented, ergonomics, functionalist, flexible, organic and decorative components. The results also revealed that based on the psychological approach and Islamic culture the feminine components in architecture were coincided to Islamic feminine spirituals and characteristics; therefore, it could be concluded that by applying such components; spaces could be designed that are more compatible to women mentalities.

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