The Islamic Architecture is a course that educates the architects in such a way that through encounter­ing the Islamic architecture they develop an internal association with the intellectual (theoretical)-operational (practical) system and gain a special abil­ity in producing works of arts in accordance with the Islamic ideas, culture, and identity. The aim and ideal of the Islamic Arch...

Researchers and experts have employed various approaches in dealing with Islamic Architecture. Architects, scholars, designers, mystics and philosophers have interpreted this phenomenon in their particular ways over time. Some merely have considered historical descriptive methods as an outward expression. Sometimes these descriptions and analysis aim at definition of spaces and architectural el...

At least two general systems of education can be identified in Iranian-Islamic architecture. One is the traditional teaching method of architecture which has centuries of precedent within which the transition of concepts was conducted through person to person and master-apprentice training; second, is the academic studying method in recent period, which is based on European schools’ patte...

According to some scholars, Islamic architecture is influenced by Islamic values. It has religious contents and represents religious beliefs and values. But as regards the most Islamic values are in the form of abstract concepts, they have different meanings for different people and everyone has its own definition and displays it in buildings. This lack of consensus on Islamic concepts points t...

The fourfold division archetype is one of the distinguishing characteristics of Iranian architecture and urbanism in the times prior to and after the Islamic periods. However, its philosophy of existence has so far remained obscure. Therefore, the subject matter in this paper will be searching for its origin as well as analyzing the dimensions of its design. Therefore, the objectives of this re...

The history of Islam in China began when the first ambassador of Islamic caliphate in 654 AD, gained the court of the Chinese emperor. After that Islam has been spread throughout there during a century. In this study, authors try to study about how architectural elements and spatial forms are effected from Islam or Buddhist-Chinese tradition. Then, at the first it must be clear that which symbo...

Despite the existence of rich cultural, historical and technological foundations in the architecture and urbanism of Iran, current condition depicts weaknesses, inadequacy, deficiency, alienation and identity crisis. The lack of a systematic approach toward Islamic urbanism for implementing sympathetic demands is one of the most important contemporary issues. This subject is particularly obviou...