Abstract
Architecture and light are to that extent dependent on each other which body and spirits are.One for living and the other for physical presence in this world needs the other and while light is flown on the body of the space both two perceptible worlds become “ existed “.Since long ago, bright and shimmering materials which remind something living in the mind of individual were respectable and adorable. Being aware of the process of exploitation of sunlight is of importance as much as the process of materials formation or different fundamental forms of construction in order to design. Almost in all religions, light is the symbol of Devine wisdom and the Essene of all beneficence and purities and mobility from darkness to light, was considered as the main objective. Islamic Mosques which are ornamented with light are perfectly able to transmit this divine and moral sense. In such spaces which are lighten up with a shimmering light and by observance of the imprecise shadows of substances and masses, individual starts to complete the pictures in his mind and by such an activity gets in to an ecstasy and as a result a feeling of getting close to the source of existence and reality wakens up inner inside him. The present survey by depending on descriptive-analytic methods, studies light in Islamic and traditional architecture. This paper by case study of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, aims to find out whether the presence of light and specifically natural light in architecture might have further meaning rather than brightness, and whether accessing an accurate pattern of application of light is possible or there is basically no compulsion in it ?
Highlights
Light is an immaterial essence such as soul in the inanimate body of the architecture which as divine essence is a doctrine for infiltration of divine truth to the materialistic body which is the position of the ego of human being for growth and spiritual development; light is an inductor which grants brightness to our world and binds to gather, the art, religion, science, philosophy beyond the boarders of time and place
This issue caused that several important constructs to be built in Iranian traditional architecture which were affected by the philosophy of illumination and the importance of the position of light
In the geography of illumination, east is the world of light and existence and is a land which is combined of purity and sacred and releases human beings from themselves and the universe
Summary
Light is an immaterial essence such as soul in the inanimate body of the architecture which as divine essence is a doctrine for infiltration of divine truth to the materialistic body which is the position of the ego of human being for growth and spiritual development; light is an inductor which grants brightness to our world and binds to gather, the art, religion, science, philosophy beyond the boarders of time and place. The concepts of light and darkness were effective on the history of human being and were considered in all aspects of his life. To the extent that controllers of light, beside giving a sense of relaxation, state concepts which were derived from Islamic architecture fundamentals. By infiltration of the appearances of western architecture in to the traditional Iranian and Islamic architecture, the soul of the construction leaves the body of the architecture and doors have lost their meaning as a controller for creation of different types of light such as defused light (using window door combination) central and focused (such as a set of light and shadows formed on verandas)
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