Theory
Tawhīd as Architectural Principle
Explore in the Atlas →Persian-Islamic architecture as the spatial manifestation of unity-in-multiplicity, expressed through geometric tessellation, the fourfold garden and the privacy gradient.
Cosmos Meaning
Details
- Introduced
- 1973
Referenced by
- Nader Ardalan proposed
- Laleh Bakhtiar proposed
- Titus Burckhardt proposed
- The Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture articulates
- Titus Burckhardt developed
Sources
- Ardalan, N. and L. Bakhtiar. The Sense of Unity. University of Chicago Press, 1973.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Tawhīd as Architectural Principle." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/tawhid-architecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.