Psychological and spiritual effects of light and color from Iranian traditional houses on dwellers

• Main Authors: Honey Arjmandi, Mazlan Mohd Tahir, Hoda Shabankareh, Mohamad Mahdi Shabani, Fereshteh Mazaheri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2648/1/Honey011.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2648/; http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Light and color are the elements that has been playing important role in traditional architecture of Iran. Application of shadow and light with each other has been from the works that gives the mystical sense to the space, especially in religious spaces such as mosques. In view of light, as a major...