Journal of Researches in Islamic Architecture

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hayati Z, molaee A. Pathological Analysis of Residential Facades based on Jurisprudence and Moral Principles and Fourfold Connections of Human Being. JRIA 2023; 11 (1) :24-42
URL: http://jria.iust.ac.ir/article-1-1544-en.html

Certainly, all human activities, including the construction of cities, should provide a suitable environment for his life. The physical structure of cities and every part of them should remind people of spiritual and cultural principles and values. Principles and values should be planned in such a way that all human needs and abilities are taken into consideration. From the Islamic themes point of view, the key context for the flourishing of material and extra-material powers and needs is establishing the fourfold communication of human beings. This research aims to analyze the situation of facade construction in contemporary Iranian architecture, identify the jurisprudential and moral principles governing the facade of residential buildings and explain them according to the principles of Islamic Sharia. The fundamentals and the main roots of this issue and the topics related to it can be found in the Qur'an and hadiths. In this process, the documentary method was used to collect data, and qualitative content analysis and logical reasoning methods were used to analyze the data obtained from religious texts. After extracting the principles related to jurisprudence and ethics, the way they can be represented in the facade of residential buildings was explained. Lastly, to pathologize the existing situation and express the conflicts in the facade of residential buildings compared to the teachings of the Quran and Hadiths, the principles obtained based on the fourfold connections of human beings were examined. The results of this research reveal that contemporary residential facades are disruptive in all four types of relationships, and therefore, the most reproducibility regarding the weakened relationship is related to the relationship between humans and others. In a pathological look at facade architecture, it is determined that the result of the various damages mentioned and the negative impact on urban facades threatens all aspects of human life.