Rahpooye Memari-o Shahrsazi

Rahpooye Memari-o Shahrsazi

Explanation of the Components of the Architecture Design Process Based on the Wisdom of the Existence Epistemology System

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, YI.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/rau.2025.2051592.1136
Abstract
The current approaches to defining the process of architectural design and the procedures of creating living spaces, although influenced by the ideas of postmodern theorists, have to some extent focused on addressing cultural issues; however, they are still primarily based on solving problems of function, form, and construction. After the peak of the digital revolution’s achievements, this issue has become increasingly distant from its human roots. The procedures followed in the 20th century and up to today in compiling the process of architectural design, based on their scientific epistemological systems, have not been able to provide suitable and desirable solutions for humans, and have instead made modern humans more confused and alienated from themselves and their environment. In this research, it is assumed that a comprehensive intellectual and philosophical system that answers all the material and spiritual needs of human beings is a system of Hekmi epistemology, and an attempt has been made to reinterpret the architectural design process, whose ultimate goal is to create a living space for humans, in this philosophical system. The primary issue of this research is to determine which diagram of the architectural design process can be explained and drawn based on its components. Those who define their ontological foundations focus on the wisdom of human existence and their unique nature. What are these components, and where do they fit into this process? The research paradigm is critical, the research approach is qualitative, the research method is discourse analysis, and the research strategy is an analytical thesis based on logical reasoning. The results of the discussion show that the main elements influencing the design process of wise architecture, including the epistemological system, fashion and consumption, needs and daily life, the transcendental society and collective and individual happiness, and finally the wise life of the members of the society, should be redefined based on pure human nature. The design problem that examines the components of “resources”, “time”, “convergence of solutions” and “knowledge in different fields of construction” to reduce the time between the problem and the solution, in the framework of wisdom thinking, there are at least four pillars of “Hekmi knowledge”, “Hekmi economy”, “Hekmi universe” and “Hekmi life” coincide and redefine the geometry of components and signs, the use of materials, forms and spaces, the relationship with nature, human and social relations, the aesthetic system, functions and uses in a way that While paying attention to the needs of the day, put the ego and human nature at the center of design. The other side of the issue is rethinking the position of the architect, as well as the mechanisms of architect training, in this diagram, which should be reviewed within the academic systems of architecture education based on its redefined role. In the current era, the processes of designing and creating “built or architectural spaces” and “public and collective spaces” can only reproduce the deep meanings of human life, including “the concept of goodness”, “happiness”, “hope and vitality”, that the attributes of consumption and being a commodity are removed from space and once again, it becomes a platform for the growth, flourishing and excellence of human nature. Architecture should regain its essential role in the way of human being-in-the-world and be considered as something that elevates. Spaces designed and produced by the hands of benevolent architects in academic structures that base human nature on their design and bring a life focused on the sublime to their users. In this way, the artist-architect attempts to create and foster the conditions of self-transcendence in order to be worthy of perceiving sublime and divine beauty. Based on their accurate understanding and reception, they then begin to create beauty within human society. In the architectural design process based on Hekmi’s epistemological system, form, meaning the completeness and totality of the external appearance of the work with all its components and details, as well as the functional program of each building derived from the needs and wishes of individuals, must be redefined based on the mythological semantic system and human values. The point of departure in this way is the unique nature of humans. Man, today, is inevitably of deep and wise thinking. It has become clear that intellectual movements such as sustainable architecture, green architecture, and architecture compatible with nature have not been able to prevent the destructive trends of the 20th century because they lack a genuine, profound understanding of humanity’s place in the world. Measuring the quality of the design of spaces and the external embodiment of each architectural work should be evaluated to preserve human nature, his exaltation towards goodness, and his true position in the system of creation, the universe, and nature.
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