Authors : Ahmad Amin Poor, Ramin Madani and Hamed Hayaty
Abstract: Islamic teachings can provide a set of basic principles as a guide and framework for the design and architecture of housing. Considering the major policies of the country regarding the revival of Islamic-Iranian architecture and urbanism, attention to the principles of house architecture in Islamic teachings and investigating the realization of these principles in the past and the recognition of these principles for contemporary architecture is considered necessary. This research studies the role of Islamic teachings in how to form a residential environment. In this study, Islamic teachings as religious beliefs and values of residents of home are as an independent variable that influences the physical structure of house as a dependent variable. Following the detailed study of Islamic teachings from the Quranic verses and authentic Hadiths, the impact of these factors and its manifestation in the case examples has been carefully investigated. Therefore, in order to find out the relationship between these two variables, the research method has been selected as a descriptive-analytic type. The results of the research show that Islamic teachings can be seen in the architecture of Muslim homes which indicates the profound influence of Muslim beliefs and beliefs in structure and architecture of their houses.
Ahmad Amin Poor, Ramin Madani and Hamed Hayaty, 2017. Investigating the Role of Islamic Teachings in the Formation of the Housing Structure Case Study: Traditional House in the Hot and Dry Climate in Iran. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 3702-3714.