Eudaimonia in architecture

Architects and designers seek to create the optimal work and then the well-being of society. But the architectural work is desirable when it has met all the needs of the residents and responded to them. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a neat framework and rule with a comprehensive view of architectural design. It seems that this framework can be achieved by an interdisciplinary approach and taking advantage of the attitudes of thinkers in the field of philosophy and ethics with considering the concept of eudaimonia. The question, then, is how to create an architectural work with a holistic view of the factors involved in the design, by considering philosophical discussions in the field of eudaimonia? Therefore, a specific framework with a comprehensive view has been developed to create the architectural work with the aim of formulating the theory of eudaimonia in architecture, for reaching the highest level of desirability of the architectural work.

The findings show that the theoretical issues of eudaimonia can be classified into three general areas of politics, pleasure, and virtue (which has four areas of justice, wisdom, courage, and chastity). Also, in this article, the theory of eudaimonia in architecture was developed in the form of a conceptual model of a pseudo-prism geometric shape with a regular quadrilateral base and with an appropriate unique color for each face, according to the concept of each field. Finally, comprehensive strategies were presented as confirmed hypotheses and strategies by valid internal and external sources, in accordance with all six areas in eudaimonia, in a coherent framework and flowchart, taking into account two important factors of design scale and phase. The hypotheses that the validity remains unknown are also introduced for future research.