Dr. Mostafa Behzadfar Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development 2008-5079 17 48 2024 12 16 Explaining and Analyzing the Relationship between Hierarchy and Sense of Presence in the Body of Islamic Architecture of Isfahan School; Case Studies: Aqa-Noor Mosque, Hakim Mosque, and Imam Mosque of Isfahan Explaining and Analyzing the Relationship between Hierarchy and Sense of Presence in the Body of Islamic Architecture of Isfahan School; Case Studies: Aqa-Noor Mosque, Hakim Mosque, and Imam Mosque of Isfahan 35 53 189735 10.22034/aaud.2022.316802.2583 FA Negar Naseri Ph.D. Candidate in Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0002-9734-0962 Mohammadreza Bemanian Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). 0000-0001-7230-5186 Mansour Yeganeh Associate Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2021 11 26 A key characteristic of architecture desirable to humans is its ability to create a sense of awareness and presence in space. That allows them to feel themselves in the presence of God Almighty and see him watching over them. Factors in architecture, such as hierarchy, can be used to create this sense and help to understand the space and its design. The mosque is one of the most important buildings of the Islamic era, and it is essential in designing the space for thinking and awareness during worship. A quantitative study explains the components of hierarchy and their role in increasing the quality of space and audience presence in the four-porch mosques. This article answers the question of how hierarchy creates the presence of sense and what factor will have the most significant impact on realizing this sense. For this purpose, the theoretical model has been explained in the theoretical section by studying scientific sources and libraries. With the same typology, three mosques from the Safavid period, Aqa-Noor, Hakim, and Imam of Isfahan, were selected for testing. Then, the theoretical model was tested by surveying and questioning 105 architects. According to the SPSS statistical software analysis of data obtained from the questionnaire, the design of a hierarchy with different factors directly and positively impacts awareness and avoidance of neglect in space. Consequently, contemporary architects can use the components introduced in this study and the material structure of architecture to facilitate perception and awareness of space. The most critical component for mosque design is the hierarchy of natural light, which creates and enhances the sense of presence. A key characteristic of architecture desirable to humans is its ability to create a sense of awareness and presence in space. That allows them to feel themselves in the presence of God Almighty and see him watching over them. Factors in architecture, such as hierarchy, can be used to create this sense and help to understand the space and its design. The mosque is one of the most important buildings of the Islamic era, and it is essential in designing the space for thinking and awareness during worship. A quantitative study explains the components of hierarchy and their role in increasing the quality of space and audience presence in the four-porch mosques. This article answers the question of how hierarchy creates the presence of sense and what factor will have the most significant impact on realizing this sense. For this purpose, the theoretical model has been explained in the theoretical section by studying scientific sources and libraries. With the same typology, three mosques from the Safavid period, Aqa-Noor, Hakim, and Imam of Isfahan, were selected for testing. Then, the theoretical model was tested by surveying and questioning 105 architects. According to the SPSS statistical software analysis of data obtained from the questionnaire, the design of a hierarchy with different factors directly and positively impacts awareness and avoidance of neglect in space. Consequently, contemporary architects can use the components introduced in this study and the material structure of architecture to facilitate perception and awareness of space. The most critical component for mosque design is the hierarchy of natural light, which creates and enhances the sense of presence. https://www.armanshahrjournal.com/article_189735_fb4864068b85d49870f9993619cf804d.pdf