REIMAGINING MUQARNAS: Exploring Generative Design for Innovative Patterns in Iranian-Islamic Architecture

Taro Narahara, Mohammadmehdi Moulaii, Mehdi Mostafavi

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Abstract

Muqarnas is one of the key identity-forming elements in Iranian-Islamic architecture, serving as both a structural component that fills the transitional zones between walls and domes as well as adecorative element derived from the same structural composition. This paper introduces a method for automatically generating muqarnas patterns parametrically and presents our findings indicating the relationship between subjective perceptions and objective characteristics of muqarnas. Our primary goals are optimizing muqarnas forms and attaining new, better-performing, and more efficient forms. Our analysis results revealed the relationships between design variables of muqarn as patterns, such as the number of facets, the displacement value that indicates structural strength, and the subjective evaluation of their design qualities, such as aesthetics, modernity, traditional quality, and tranquility, using quantifiable measures based on crowdsourcing. By identifying the relationships between the planned forms and their intrinsic attributes in a quantitative data format, this study lays the groundwork for generating new design patterns with specific characteristics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAccelerated Design - 29th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2024
EditorsNicole Gardner, Christiane M. Herr, Likai Wang, Hirano Toshiki, Sumbul Ahmad Khan
PublisherThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
Pages293-302
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789887891826
StatePublished - 2024
Event29th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2024 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: Apr 20 2024Apr 26 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
Volume2
ISSN (Print)2710-4257
ISSN (Electronic)2710-4265

Conference

Conference29th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2024
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period4/20/244/26/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Architecture
  • Building and Construction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Modeling and Simulation

Keywords

  • generative design
  • Muqarnas forms
  • traditional values

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