Comparative Investigation of the " History of IslamicArchitecture" Curriculum at Architecture Faculties

The aim of this applied research was to identify the experiences of different countries in terms of teaching the “History of Islamic Architecture” and transferring their experiences to Iranian architecture faculties. Accordingly, the comparative method was used to model the teaching of History of Islamic Architecture in Iran and several other countries in the world. The research population was composed of all countries that included “History of Islamic Architecture” in their curriculum. Besides, the research sample was composed of architectural faculties in Iran and some Islamic countries (The Organization of Islamic Cooperation) whose universities are indexed among the top 100 universities in the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC). The ranking of each university in any given country was considered the criterion for selecting universities in each country and it was tried to examine the universities with the highest ranks. The results revealed that there were three general visions based on the different perceptions of each country on the relationship between Islam and architecture in architecture facilities: historical vision, conceptual vision and practical vision. As such, paying due attention to forenamed visions and updating the curricula are the prerequisites for attaining the concerned objectives