THE ROLE OF COORDINATED RESPONSE IN THE PERMANENCE OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

Islamic architecture has been characterized by timelessness and eternity, due to the property of flexibility and the possibility of physical formation in different methods, while preserving its sanctity and this is represented by engineering and the orientation towards the kiblah clearly and explicitly. The research proposed the coordinated response process, which is a biological process, that the organism shows when exposed to external influences to maintain a balance that guarantees it to continue life in two ways: The first is that the cell changes its shape while preserving its function, or changes its functional effectiveness by upgrading or weakening in its efficiency, but it maintains Its form, and each of them was discussed in Islamic architecture, by defining the research problem “the lack of knowledge about the patterns of coordinated response that the product of Islamic architecture adopts for the purpose of perpetuating it and maintaining its presence” and building a conceptual framework about the role of the concept in Islamic architecture, where two groups of architecture products were identified, a group It was represented by the selection of Islamic buildings with a historical dimension that have preserved their shapes over time while updating their functions, and other contemporary buildings in various shapes, but appear with one function, which is the religious function, for the purpose of investigating the patterns of coordinated response in them. The conclusion, Islamic architecture is based on multiple levels of a coordinated response with balance and moderation, which appear at levels of relativity, as it appears strong on one level and medium on another level. this makes it possesses permanence, both formally and intellectually