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CONTENTS Dedication 1 Acknowledgments 2 Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Three Main Sections: 1. Ecstatic Bodies; Ecstatic Architecture 8 2. Islamic Calligraphy and Performative Gesture and Movement 12 3. Unfolding Sema Dance into an Architecture of Well-being 19 3.1. Hassan Massoudy: Making Words Dance 31 3.1.1. Tools and Furniture Required for Calligraphy 36 3.2. The Site 37 3.3. The Interior 42 3.4. Colours 57 Final Exhibition 64 Conclusion 72 References 73 List of Figures 75 IV
DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to the memory of my father-in-law, Dr. Fereydoun Behnam, who unfortunately is no longer with us. 1
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Page 17 and 18: Fig.13 Spiritual scripts, names of
Page 19 and 20: Fig.15 Dynamic Form 15
Page 21 and 22: Islamic calligraphy has its figurat
Page 23 and 24: UNFOLDING SEMA DANCE INTO AN ARCHIT
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Page 27 and 28: Fig.24 There are strong links betwe
Page 29 and 30: Fig.26-27 Whirling Letters 25
Page 31 and 32: Fig.30 Spinning causes objects arou
Page 33 and 34: Fig.37-42 Folding and Unfolding- He
Page 35 and 36: HASSAN MASSOUDY: MAKING WORDS DANCE
Page 37 and 38: In 1972, Massoudy produced the show
Page 39 and 40: In 2005, Massoudy together with the
Page 41: THE SITE The site I have chosen is
Page 44 and 45: Fig.53 Fig.54 Red dots indicate the
Page 46 and 47: THE INTERIOR The design process was
Page 48 and 49: Fig.59 The structure blends with th
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Fig.68 Although I wanted to use the
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I have paid special attention to th
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In an earlier experiment, the baske
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COLOURS Colours in calligraphy go b
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Fig.79-80 These sections cut throug
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Fig.82 Final Model of the Apartment
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FINAL EXHIBITION Fig.87
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CONCLUSION The influence of Rumi’
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Marks, L. U. (2006). Taking a line
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Fig 17. Islamic calligraphy in anim
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Fig 58. Shaghayegh Ganjali, (July,
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Fig 83. Shaghayegh Ganjali, (Septem
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