Faten Radhwan Yaseen

• Master of Science
• Assistant Lecturer at Salahaddin University-Erbil

From ancient Greece till the present, the golden ratio has been considered one of the most significant criteria of beauty in art and architecture. Architectural forms are part of the visual language that is bound by the rules of geometry and proportion. This study aims to identify the extent to which contemporary mosques in the city of Erbil utiliz...

Mosque or Masjid is a place of worship for Muslims. The minaret is one of the structural components of the mosque that is used for Adhān (call to pray). Chronologically, the minaret occupied different locations in the mosque. There is a lack of research about the location of the minaret within the layout of the mosque context. The current research...

Biophilic architecture is the designing tool that enhance human and nature relationship. Biophilic design with its patterns and attributes revealed many positive impacts on users, it increases wellbeing, increases productivity, reduce stress, and enhance environment through design of buildings. But, in Erbil city there is a lack of a comprehensive...

Biophilic architecture is a design approach that enhances the connectedness of man and nature. Although Erbil city, Iraq is witnessing remarkable development, there is a lack of a comprehensive vision about adopting this design approach. This research attempts to find out the existence of biophilic design parameters and the proportion of naturalnes...

As the world progresses towards a greener and healthier environment, with the design of cities and buildings responding to human requirements and having less impact on the natural world, biophilic design is used as a tool by architects to connect people inside buildings with the nature outside them through relevant design patterns and parameters. T...