Considering the spirit of place in Ayn Al-Qozat Hamedani lecture on place and time

Davoodi, Alborz and Davoodi, Alvand (2008) Considering the spirit of place in Ayn Al-Qozat Hamedani lecture on place and time. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Through holy places, human can approach to the intelligence higher than those gained from ordinary places, and by the material aspect, he find his existence as a kind of non-existence, but it can be imagined existence by the viewpoint of connection to God. Place of everything in Ayn al-Qozat sight is existence level of that element, like the place of water or fire, which specifies presence arena of that thing in the cosmos. So existence of mankind requires a place suitable for human dignity which should be a particular position of "existence" that architecture space stands on it. The aim of research is to study the bases of holy places in Ayn al-Qozat Hamedani lecture on "Place and Time", for applying it in architecture of holy places and to explain the opinions of him, the great philosopher and poet who was living 9 hundred years ago in 12th century A.D in Iran.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Authors:	Authors Email Davoodi, Alborz UNSPECIFIED Davoodi, Alvand UNSPECIFIED
Languages:	English
Keywords:	sacred places; Ayn al-Qozat; spirit of place
Subjects:	C. ARCHITECTURE > 01. Generalities O. INTANGIBLE HERITAGE > 01. Generalities H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 19A. Places of religion and ritual
ICOMOS Special Collection:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume:	2008, 16th
Depositing User:	Jose Garcia
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2010 09:47
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2023 14:45
References:	Ayn al-Qozat Hamedani 1960. Lecture on Place and Time, ed. R. Farmanesh. Tehran: Kitabkhana-yi Manuchihri. Davoodi, A. 2006. Ayn al-Qozat Hamedani's Cultural Mausoleum Complex. A dissertation for Master of Science degree in Architecture. Hamedan: Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch. Dehkhoda, A. 1967. Dehkhoda Dictionary. Volume 35. Tehran: Tehran University Press. Heidegger, M. 2000. Building, Dwelling, Thinking, Translated. B. Ahmadi. Tehran: Markaz Publication. Kabuli, M. 1999. Holiness and transmigration in Religious Architecture. Tehran: Art University. Nordberg Schultz, C. 2002. Architecture: Presence, Language, And Place, Translated. A. Seyed Ahmadian. Tehran: Architect Publication. Partovi, P. 2003. Place and No Place. Fine Art Magazine, Tehran University. Summer, 14. PourJavadi, N. 1995. Ayn al-Qozat and his Masters. Tehran: Asatir Publication.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/100

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