Dr. Mostafa Behzadfar Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development 2008-5079 15 40 2022 12 21 Analysis of the Relationship between the Physical Structure of Residential Textures and Neighborhood Interactions; Case Study: Relationship between Housing Pattern and Face-to-Face Interactions in Somayyeh, Bajak, and Farhangian Neighborhoods of Qom Analysis of the Relationship between the Physical Structure of Residential Textures and Neighborhood Interactions; Case Study: Relationship between Housing Pattern and Face-to-Face Interactions in Somayyeh, Bajak, and Farhangian Neighborhoods of Qom 117 127 163867 10.22034/aaud.2022.346932.2680 FA Ahmad Khalifeh Shooshtari M.A. of Architectural Engineering, Shahab Danesh University, Qom, Iran. 0000-0001-6158-0326 Mohammad Mannan Raeesi Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering Department, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Qom University, Qom, Iran (Corresponding Author). Journal Article 2022 06 13 The concept of neighborhood has been long one of the most basic concepts in architecture and urban planning, especially Islamic-Iranian architecture and urban planning. The issue that makes up the main framework of the present study is the decline in the quality of neighborhood relations in the neighborhoods of contemporary Iranian cities. In this regard, the present study seeks to answer the main question that whether there is a logical correlation between the physical structure of the residential textures and neighborhood relations. It is a correlational study in which the physical structure of residential texture (villa or apartment pattern) is considered the independent variable and the social interactions, specifically the face-to-face interactions between the neighbors, are considered the dependent variable. The data has been collected by the library and field methods (using a questionnaire). The questionnaires are distributed to 300 residential units among 581 units in four districts of Qom, among which two districts contain villa textures and two contain apartment textures. It should be noted in the selection of the samples, it has been tried to, except for the physical structure as the independent variable, control the secondary variables (such as the financial status or the length of residence in the neighborhood) that affect the dependent variable (face-to-face interactions), as much as possible. According to the findings, the physical structure of residential textures in four districts of Qom and the social interactions, specifically the face-to-face interactions of the neighbors, are significantly correlated in a way that these interactions are more prevalent in the neighborhoods with villas than neighborhoods with apartments. The concept of neighborhood has been long one of the most basic concepts in architecture and urban planning, especially Islamic-Iranian architecture and urban planning. The issue that makes up the main framework of the present study is the decline in the quality of neighborhood relations in the neighborhoods of contemporary Iranian cities. In this regard, the present study seeks to answer the main question that whether there is a logical correlation between the physical structure of the residential textures and neighborhood relations. It is a correlational study in which the physical structure of residential texture (villa or apartment pattern) is considered the independent variable and the social interactions, specifically the face-to-face interactions between the neighbors, are considered the dependent variable. The data has been collected by the library and field methods (using a questionnaire). The questionnaires are distributed to 300 residential units among 581 units in four districts of Qom, among which two districts contain villa textures and two contain apartment textures. It should be noted in the selection of the samples, it has been tried to, except for the physical structure as the independent variable, control the secondary variables (such as the financial status or the length of residence in the neighborhood) that affect the dependent variable (face-to-face interactions), as much as possible. According to the findings, the physical structure of residential textures in four districts of Qom and the social interactions, specifically the face-to-face interactions of the neighbors, are significantly correlated in a way that these interactions are more prevalent in the neighborhoods with villas than neighborhoods with apartments. https://www.armanshahrjournal.com/article_163867_ffe39a737db41e802fa541505d7ae866.pdf