Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the spatial perception and evaluation of the place-based affordance of mosques in Tehran. Reviewing the literature and applying Gibson`s affordance and Canter`s place theory, the new model called place-based affordance is proposed. In this model, each location contains two potential types of symbolic and behavioural affordance. Accordingly, throughout history, behavioural affordance of mosques including the holding of worship and civic-social activities and their symbolic affordance, including identity, sense of place and community. In this research, to identify the factors that affect the perception and evaluation of behavioral and symbolic affordance of mosques, correlation method or multiple regressions was used. On this basis, four contemporary mosques in Tehran were randomly selected with regional performance and worshipers` responses to the questionnaires were analysed. Research findings indicate that the perception of place-based affordance of mosques, respectively, is influenced by three factors: the physical characteristics, characteristics of perceiving person`s perception and context features. Using the proposed model, the place-based affordance of mosque can be identified and particularly the efficacy of affordance for each place, in general, based on cognitive processes and interactions with the environment can be analyzed.
Machine summary:
Explanation of a Model to Predict Place-Based Affordance of Mosques in Tehran, Iran* Mohammad Jalili1**, Alireza Einifar2 and Gholamreza Talischi3 1Instructor, Faculty of Architecture, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
Research findings indicate that the perception of place-based affordance of mosques, respectively, is influenced by three factors: the physical characteristics, characteristics of perceiving person`s perception and context features.
In the environmental psychology literature, several models and theories have been presented to describe the influence of physical context of places on behavior and perceptions of people (Marans & Spreckelmeyer, 1981; Gifford, 2007; Bell et al.
The Proposed Model of Place-Based Affordances of Mosque Physical Characteristics: The aim of this study was to test a new model implemented in certain mosques of Tehran as a statistical sample and generalize the results to all the mosques in Tehran, as the population.
A total of seven hypotheses have been proposed as follows: • First Hypothesis: The physical characteristics of mosques in Tehran and the perception and assessment of place-based affordance are related.
000** 163 (View the image of this page) Based on the result from Table 5, in terms of worshipers` views in Tehran mosque, mosques physical features have a large impact on perception of place- based affordance so that there is a significant relationship between these two variables at the error level of 0.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION The present study developed a model to predict and explain the factors affecting the perception and evaluation of worshipers from the place-based affordance of mosques in Tehran.