Effect of visual quality of university campuses on social interaction of students (Case study: Gorgan)

Teaching and learning of the main activities of universities and important pillar of human development are crucial and are agents of change and social progress. Social interaction and participation of students in the learning process, including factors that could be useful in efficiently universities. However, today the level of social interaction at university campuses has decreased. Several studies showed that the space should be eligible for optimum visual. Quality of social interactions to occur. Therefore, the aim of the research is to identify the criteria for visual quality educational facilities and investigating the extent to which these criteria is the social interaction of students leave.  The research method is descriptive-analytic survey and questionnaire is self-made. Required information from 300 students studying at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Golestan and were collected randomly; that visual quality with 40 items and six items assessed social interactions.  The results of the regression analysis indicate that between some aspects of visual quality including: diversity, conflict, unity, readability, sequence, charm, cleanliness and access has proven significant relationship with social interactions and the effect of them is different. This implies that, the interactions of students at university campuses these spaces is affected by the level of visual quality. The results of this study can help architects, designers and urban planners to design new spaces or development of academic spaces helpful.