Research Information System
Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, vol.9, no.1, pp.91-99, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
In Islamic art, geometry has a significant role that is used as pattern with the purpose of
ornamentation and spatial organizations. Through complexity theories occurred as new
paradigms, in a dynamic space and a living system of traditional inheritance, hidden orders- not
only physically but also mentally- could be analyzed and recognized. The aim of the study is to
investigate the relationship between complexity theories and cosmologic thoughts of Islamic
worldview through traditional architectural spaces in Iran. It examines the fractal continuity
visually from the urban scale of Isfahan, then the plans, elevations and finally decorative
patterns of Shah Mosque.