چکیده:
One of the most significant issues in architectural design is to take into account the users’ needs,
particularly social interactions, which in turn lead to individual growth. Weakness in expressing
social interactions in designing a space is among the principle issues in today’s architecture. In fact,
what was not infrequent long ago, in old religious and cultural constructions of Iran, such as
mosques and other religious building, was the manifestation of people interactions and relations in
the body of the constructions. Based on the observations, nowadays the individuals seem to be
estranged from these spaces. This leads to a lack of fascination on the users and thus a gradual
decrease in the quality of the spaces. The primary purpose of the current research is to explain the
criteria of designing a religious and cultural complex, the aim of which is to increase social
interaction among users. This research uses library studies, and descriptive-analytic research
method. The social and physical solutions that are deduced from this research are to create the
affiliation, security, public participation, accessibility, cordiality, as well as creating public and
collective spaces, using climate-appropriate natural elements, and variety in form and robustness.
خلاصه ماشینی:
in Department of Art, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Received 10 July 2017; revised 26 September 2017; accepted 15 October 2017 Abstract One of the most significant issues in architectural design is to take into account the users’ needs, particularly social interactions, which in turn lead to individual growth.
In societies where the intention is to ameliorate the social condition and people’s interactions, spaces can be designed by taking into account the religious and cultural beliefs of that * Corresponding author.
Obviously, the human need to establish a direct relationship with the environment is reflected in a direct experience of space, people, and social activities such as interaction with acquaintances, meetings, walking, playing, having fun, exercising, body activities, the possibility of competition, etc.
Social interaction may include a physical relationship, a conversation, a glance, or communication among people, and thus needs the definition of events and appropriate activities and consequently, people’s acceptance of their roles in space and their membership in social groups (Carr et al.
Collective life in open public spaces depends on the promotion of social interactions, attracting different individuals and groups, social security and consequently, encouraging the people to tolerate different groups in the space, more sociability, and creating an active, dynamic and lively space (Behzadfar & Tahmasebi, 2013: 19).
Studying cases of cultural and religious spaces can be effective in identifying structural solutions for the promotion of social interactions.
Therefore, the project of designing Imam Reza multipurpose complex is based on creating an urban space for social activities of different social groups and ages (www.