Abstract:
Meaning is the fundamental requirement of the human and the architecture as a signifying process inthe cultural context tries to realize this aspect of human requirement by emphasizing on the intellectualspecification of human mind and the exterior form and structure of the environment. The semiotics isan approach that looks beyond the meanings and seeks for the implicit significations and the layers ofmeaning in the phenomena. Hawraman is a valuable settlement with multiple residential areas that have asignificant role in defining the cultural values of this country especially in the field of architecture. Ignoringthe meaning implications in the physical improvement of settlements can lead to negative outcomes intourism attraction. Thus, it is necessary to answer the following question: “what are the special meaningsand semantic implications in the formation of the Hawraman-Takht architecture in Kurdistan of Iran interms of textual and semiotic points of view?” This research aims to discover and formulate the meanings of
Hawraman architecture and the meaning system that can be derived from signs/representations to be used infuture improvement and renovation programs of the region. The semiotics is used as an interpretive systemand the approach of this research while qualitative methodology was employed for system analysis, andgrounded theory was used for data analysis and presentation of the final theory. In this regard, Hawramanarchitecture, as a text, was studied in the following five systems: establishment, structure, space andperformance, movement and access, and landscape. Representative elements and components of thesesystems were identified and were open-coded under 43 initial concepts. In the next step, each of the signs/representations was interpreted and its subject was determined in some levels of meaning under the codesof social, scientific and aesthetic by using axial and selective coding. Finally, 11 major categories which
represent sociability of this architecture were identified and formulated. Ultimately, through integrating,comparing, and contemplating in these categories, a core category entitled “Hawraman architecture as asocial phenomenon to promote collective life” was selected as a symbolic meaning for Hawraman-Takhtarchitecture in Kurdistan of Iran.
Machine summary:
"5 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Introduction and Problem Statement "Meaning is a fundamental requirement for human beings" (Schultz, 2012: 531), and semiotics is an approach that looks beyond meanings.
46 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Finally, in empirical research on the meaning of Hawraman, some writings discuss non-architectural issues and phenomena such as the semantic understanding of the phenomena of modernization and globalization-localization in Hawraman, which are helpful in terms of research methodology (Mohammadpour and Rezaei, 2009; Azkia, Vosoughi, and Abdollahi, 2013).
60 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Conclusion According to the study, the main questions of the research can be answered and concluded as follows: The answer to the first question: According to the operational model of the research that is formulated based on the conceptual model and research methodology, a semantic reading of the signs/representations is achievable through a specific process continuum by using the semiotic system as the interpreting system and the grounded theory as the analysis system.
The answer to the second question: the semiotic analysis of the identifiable signs/ representations of this architecture in the three social, scientific and aesthetic codes, as well as the identification and formulation of 11 major categories from the semantic implications of architectural formation in this area of Iran show that this architecture is the result of a coherent combination of human experience in interaction with nature and in the interest of social benefits over time."