Analysing persistence and formation of social interactions in religious space of mosques

Nowadays, intricate conditions of modern life have resulted in the crucial role of social spaces in interaction occurrence fade away. The lack of social interaction possibilities has triggered urban designers to investigate on the effect of physical environment factors in public areas. It seems to be requisite to study and analyse sociopetial spaces to achieve physical attributes which can guarantee engendering of social interaction among people. Hence, occurrence of any kind of social behaviours require apt environmental-physical basis. The mosque as a collective space for Muslims and appropriate behavioural setting can be able to encircle some social interactions. It has been about centuries that mosques have performed the role of behavioural settings, and also a religious space to forge religious activities. The influence of environmental and physical factors of mosques on social interaction chances are considered in this research. The results signify the impacts of physical parameters; including locating, flexibility, diversity, visual permeability and vitality,on occurrence and endurance of social interaction among users.

Keywords:

Mosque , social interaction. , behavior setting , activity space