The psychology of architectural design for Mamluk Religious Building in Cairo (648-923A.H./1250-1517A.D)

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Lecturer, department of Islamic archaeology, faculty of archaeology, Ain shams university (EGYPT)

Abstract

There is no doubt that the architectural design of any building directly affects the psychology of users, either positively or negatively. Either feeling comfortable and happy, or feeling uncomfortable when entering a building. One of the basics of architectural design is choosing the right design that is suitable for its users and meets the needs of the function for which it was established. So the topic of this research focuses on the most important aspect of the design process, which is the human being, and focuses on accounting the psychological relationship between man and the design of architectural facilities, to reach a more in-depth understanding of these facilities, through the use of behavioral sciences to explain the elements of the establishments under study.

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