Journal of Applied Sciences1812-56541812-5662Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jas.2015.316.320LaeiMohsen MeybodiMasoud Nabi ForuzanfarJalal 22015152Spiritual or Traditionalist Approach is concerned with recognition
of symbols, meanings and concepts hidden as the result of architecture. Pragmatic
Approach reviews the functional features of a building and believes that
all parts of a building should be functional. This is while Form-oriented
Approach is opposite to that approach and addresses aesthetical aspects
more than function. In the present study, therefore, 37 religious and non-religious
buildings in the Middle East were studied and compared in view of consumed materials
in order to review the role of materials in establishment of physical proportions
in spiritual architecture. For the purpose of this comparison, the materials
used in each building were first specified and coded and then they were compared
by inputting the codes into SPSS software and by using Kruskal Wallis nonparametric descriptive and inferential statistics.
The results of study indicated that the calculated chi square was equal to 11.272
and that the difference observed in the type of consumed materials in each group
of Islamic, Christian, Zoroastrian and non-religious buildings was a significant
difference. In other words, the hypothesis indicating that religion affects
the type of consumed materials in conceptual buildings is confirmed with a probability
of 95%.]]>Afhami, R. and S. Zamane Soltani,20122012Al-Taie, E., N. Al-Ansari and S. Knutsson,201223949Burckhardt, T.,1986Pages: 214Pages: 214Saniei, M. and A. Delavar,20128137141Memarian, G.H.,20083rd Edn.,Nouri, M.H.,1986Pirniya, M.K.,19953rd Edn.,Rapoport, A.,20092009Zarei, M.I.,2012Kruskal, W.H. and W.A. Wallis,195247583621