Analysis of the concept of living and housing in theory culturalism reviewed with emphasis on the views of Amos Rapoport

Rappaport including anthropology pioneer in the field of space and architectural know, who knows both the body and the culture and trying to connect the two analyzes together. Therefore the authenticity of any of these two elements and not to a reciprocating relationship between them believes. In other words, it is true that human beings shape the environment but as soon as it was built environment can organize and control human behavior. So he rejected the man's passive position and instead suggests an interaction between him and the environment. In this article, descriptive - analytical and analytical reasoning Rappaport in shaping the view of the environment is complex. Finally, sum up and draw the necessary conclusions in this regard are provided. The results indicate that the formation of his life and the concept of housing complexes to purely cultural dimension knows that divides them: 1. theories that consider space determines human relations. 2. Comments that human relationships are forming space. And (3) theories that consider space and human interaction.