Examination the concept of archetype and its reflection in architecture

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Elnaz Behnoud ¹

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Sardroud Center, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.(corresponding author) Email: [e-mail]

Received: 2023-03-07 Accepted : 2023-05-17 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Archetype, architecture, psychology, archetype critical approach, interdisciplinary knowledge,

Abstract :

Jung's psychoanalytic criticism and archetypal concepts as an interdisciplinary knowledge, with the knowledge that he created in the lower layers of the psyche, has presented new readings and works of art. Currently, archetype criticism is expanding and expanding in researches in the fields of humanities, art and architecture.With the growth and expansion of interdisciplinary activities, many different approaches and types have been proposed. One of these approaches is the archetype criticism approach, which has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of architecture in recent years. Architectural structures, as the first types of art, in addition to cultural features, contain information, knowledge and even memories related to previous generations, and part of their function is to transfer data and accumulate their inner selves to future generations. Therefore, the influence of the mind and psychological processes on the creation of a work of art is undeniable. There are always new things to discover and interpret in architectural works. Therefore, the influence of the mind and psychological processes on the creation of a work of art is undeniable. There are always new things to discover and interpret in architectural works. In the current research, based on interdisciplinary knowledge between architecture and psychology, archetypes are re-read from diverse, deep and internal angles. The purpose of this article is to answer the question of how to understand the reweaving of an accepted value in the subject of psychoanalysis in the architectural structure. Based on the nature of the research, this research has been written in a qualitative method using written sources. This research tries to discover their traces in architecture by studying archetypes and based on this, it identifies and introduces approaches that can be expanded. The research results show that architecture has two thresholds; First, the structural, industrial and material reality, and the second, the abstract, semantic, mental and spiritual dimension, is a suitable field for the symbolic reflection of archetypes. The investigation of Iranian architecture has often included stylistic, technical, historical criticisms or deciphering visual symbols based on the knowledge of symbology and religious culture, which are mostly based on self-centeredness. Therefore, the void of psychoanalytic critiques in architecture is evident. The interdisciplinary approach, with the aim of achieving fundamental concepts in architecture, provides new aspects beyond the general perspective of the researches that have been done so far with a psychoanalytical reading. The investigation of the historical architecture of Iran has often included stylistic, technical, historical criticisms or decoding of visual symbols based on the knowledge of symbology and religious culture, which are mostly based on self-centeredness. Therefore, the void of psychoanalytic criticism in Iranian architecture is evident. It is hoped that this interdisciplinary approach, with the aim of achieving fundamental concepts in Iranian architecture, will provide new aspects beyond the general perspective of the researches that have been done so far with a psychoanalytical reading.It is hoped that this interdisciplinary approach, with the aim of achieving fundamental concepts in Iranian architecture, will provide new aspects beyond the general perspective of the researches that have been done so far with a psychoanalytical reading.