Iranian Studies

Abstract Iranian-Islamic architecture, as one of the most important manifestations of Iranian identity and civilization, has faced challenges in the field of spatial identity continuity in recent decades under the influence of social, economic, and managerial developments. The rupture between cultural values, principles of vernacular architecture, and contemporary processes of space production has in many cases led to the weakening of the identity coherence of architectural environments. Therefore, the present study aimed to review the components of spatial governance in contemporary Iranian-Islamic architecture and to explain an interpretative framework for reproducing spatial identity. This study is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach with a descriptive-interpretative nature that was conducted using a case study strategy. The research population included professors, elites, and experts in this field, 23 of whom were selected through purposive sampling and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and examined using Glaser's data-driven approach and interpretive analysis of the themes. The findings of the study showed that spatial governance in contemporary Iranian-Islamic architecture is multidimensional in nature and the reproduction of spatial identity is affected by the interaction of five main dimensions including cultural-identity, managerial-institutional, social-participatory, aesthetic-physical, and eco-oriented components. Also, weak institutional cohesion, dominance of economic logic over spatial decision-making, reduced social participation, and distancing from indigenous principles were identified as the most important factors weakening spatial identity.

Abstract The current research aims to investigate the "methodology of architectural planning in Iranian Islamic culture". Because in a sense, architecture can be considered as "wisdom"; Because it is realized both in the context of "knowledge" and it requires "planning"; Architecture is the emergence of a worldview that is considered a product of the culture of human societies and at the same time it is also a "transmitter of culture". The main question of the current research is that, in what way has Islamic school of thought, worldview and value system devised the matter of architecture in Iranian culture in two fields of opinion and practice? In response, Islamic culture has determined criteria for the wisdom of matters related to human life, which, as a rule, architecture cannot be independent of those criteria; On the one hand, the transcendence of wisdom is considered to be its connection to the world of affairs and the receipt of God's grace and mercy, and on the other hand, they are involved with their rival currents and propose a special planning system. The compatibility of reason and revelation is one of the characteristics of Islamic practical wisdom in planning. It is considered an architectural matter. A strategic system that does not conflict with human rational achievements due to its connection to the epistemic system of revelation. In particular, in Iran, due to its Shiite background and the field of interaction between narration, reason and intuition, which Muslim sages have constantly theorized and extended wisdom in different dimensions of human life and lived with it, it has a significant capacity to find measures. Wisely, human life has placed before the governance system of Islamic society. In this research, we will discuss the practical wisdom of architectural planning in Iranian Islamic culture