Expression of Islamic identity in the design of new neighborhoods on the basis of Islamic components;Case Study: West Emamieh neighborhood of Mashhad

Architecture and urbanism of a community represent the identity of a community, and urban neighborhoods are area for emergence of thisidentity, so designing and creating neighborhoods with Islamic identity in towns can reflect culture, urbanization and thus the identity of that town and society. Therefore, with respect to rich Islamic culture in our country and the necessity of paying attention to it in neighborhood designing, this research is conducted to present Islamic components based on present situations to improve Islamic identity in new neighborhoods. The research method was descriptive – analytical in nature with practical aim. Islamic components were collectedby using documentary and library sources from sayings of Imams, and were divided into 6 main groups. The obtained components were updated based on general principles of urbanism regulations, and then were studied in West Emamieh neighborhood of Mashhad city. Auto Cad and GIS software was used for studyingand analyzing the Islamic components in the studied areas. The results showed that the majority of the presented components (except for mosque-based neighborhood designing) have been considered in designing this neighborhood. Since Islamic identity in neighborhoods of Islamic cities is linked to religious land use (mosque), designing new neighborhoods based on this land use must be given more attention.