PRINCIPLES OF AESTHETICS IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Authors

  • M. FOROOZANI

Abstract

Principles of aesthetics in Islamic architecture have been achieved through the analysis of the existing historical buildings and monuments. Nowadays we cannot copy the forms of our ancient architecture, but through the analysis of their forms, we can use the meaning of visual understanding of the physical aspect of our ancient architecture in the modern Islamic architecture (contemporary Islamic architecture).

Keywords:

equilibrium, culmination, tranquillity, variety

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How to Cite

FOROOZANI, M. (1991) “PRINCIPLES OF AESTHETICS IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE”, Periodica Polytechnica Architecture, 35(3-4), pp. 189–199.

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