The Emergence of Spatial Phenomenology in Architecture Confronts Cultural studies approach (Case Study: The Historical Bazaar of Tabriz)*

Introduction and purpose of the research:

 The historical market of Tabriz can be considered as a clear example of the native culture of Iran with the dimensions of cultural scope, meaning as well as place and history in the current research. The aim of the current research is to investigate the process of the phenomenological dimension of the semantic place in the architecture of the historical market of Tabriz through the approach of cultural studies, which explores the level of the semantic value of the place in that axis.

the present article can be called a descriptive-analytical research, which first studied the location dimension in terms of a semantic concept from the theoretical aspect in library resources, and then in relation to its structure; Based on the written documentation, it has had a qualitative-quantitative analysis.

In examining the concept of place and the cultural components that influence the meaning of place, we aim to introduce the ability of the historical market of Tabriz as a symbol of a meaningful place based on the researches carried out according to the books, articles and thoughts of expert thinkers, which was carried out in the face of the integration of spatial structure that includes the process of concepts and functional continuity. It is appreciated.

The results of the research showed that the historical market of Tabriz as an architectural place is emphasized in explaining the perceptions and experiences of people with spatial semantic dimensions and its meaning in their culturedness from the dimension arising from the phenomenology of spatial meaning. So, in investigating the application of the phenomenology method, it is due to the fact that it is one of the most used methods in the field of qualitative research, as well as an efficient approach in studies related to the philosophy of architecture and the phenomenology movement.