The experience of movement in the built form and space: A framework for movement evaluation in architecture

Abstract

“Movement in architecture” is an organized system of various types of movements stimulated by specific architectural elements. This research was conducted through a qualitative-analytical method and empirical and bibliographical research methods with the aim to categorize different types of movements based on the explorer and observer relationships with the built space and form. So far, most of the related studies have focused on a few aspects of movement. In this article, the author tries not only to address circulation in architecture and visual movements but also the physiological psychology of motion, pictorial representation, and natural factors. The physical movement of built form and space is also considered more coherently and comprehensively, along with all stimulus factors and elements. Subsequently, this research presents a taxonomy in the form of an assessment table correlating with various types of movements along with their generator factors and architectural elements. The article conceptions are justified by a comparative analogy between two bridges: Khaju and Tabiat, representing 17th century and contemporary Iranian architecture, respectively.