Spektrum Iran

The place as a human achievement, based on Martin Heidegger's fourfold; and its reflection in the historical architecture of Iran

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Author

Reyhaneh Heydari

Master’s in Iranian Architectural Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/spektrum.2021.184499
Abstract
The meaning of place in architectural contexts makes it possible to reflect on about a suitable and deserving life for human beings, based on Heidegger's fourfold, and formed by harmony and balance between the components of the universe. This article intends to reveal Heidegger's stabilizing fourfold (Earth, Heaven, Mortals, and Gods) as connecting and compromising elements of the universe, based on theoretical enlightenment; while reflecting on the compendium elucidation of Iranian architectural places (House, Garden, Bazaar, and Mosque); and to distinguish the path that thoughts travel through in such places to find the opportunity to stand up for the duty of thinking, and to do it. This belief has the ability to make a path toward the spiritual domain in a time of hardship, originated from the originality of technical thought; a route that maturates on a sort of effective living which is the result of interaction and the companionship of thinking and being


Keywords

Place
Historical Architecture
Iran
Heidegger's fourfold
Da-sein
Being
Meditative thinking
Computational thinking

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Spektrum Iran
Volume 34, Issue 2
December 2021
Pages 133-144

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