VISUAL PARTICULARITIES IN THE WORKS OF QAVAM AL-DIN SHIRAZI

Abstract

Qavam al-Din Shirazi, famous architect of Khorasan in Timurid era, is one of thearchitects whose works have numerous innovations. These works had not existed beforehim. Dimensions, form, structure, the use of materials, creating a variety of components,intelligence in harmonization and combination of elements, are some factors that makeexclusive his buildings. Irrespective of the technical characteristics of works, the use ofvisual effects in his buildings has a high position. The mean of visual particularities is topay attention to visual elements and plastic fineness that Qavam al-Din is used them. Theuse of visual power of line, surface, different dimensions and colored harmonies thatcoordinate distinctive and traditional designs with the buildings framework, changeddifferent views into distinguished art-works. The most important purpose of this study isto introduce visual particularities in an architecture style of Qavam al-Din, in addition tomeet applied needs of the building, improve its architectural status. In this paper, byintroducing and examining the works of Qavam al-Din, with helping existing works,images and designs that we have received from these works, we have tried to describeexisting visual particularities in his works and answer correctly to the following questions:1- What are visual particularities in the works of Qavam al-Din?2- Did Qavam al-Din considered visual aspects these invention features?Obtained results shows that if we examine more accurately what is created by Qavam alDin,we pay attention, should be granted which are the results of Qavam al-Din's richgenius in using visual elements. Such tempting characteristics, immediately, had a directeffect on other architectural works after him.