Explaining the model of minimalist space creation indexes in theater and architecture by recognizing the works of Robert Wilson

Hosseini Zeydabadi, Bibi Mahboubeh; Bazrafkan, Kaveh; Soheili, Jameldin

doi:10.22034/ijumes.2024.2030877.1221

Explaining the model of minimalist space creation indexes in theater and architecture by recognizing the works of Robert Wilson

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Bibi Mahboubeh Hosseini zeydabadi ¹

Kaveh Bazrafkan ²

Jameldin Soheili ³

¹ Department of Architecture, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran

² Department of Architecture, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

³ Department of Architecture, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

10.22034/ijumes.2024.2030877.1221

Abstract

Minimalism is a natural response to the complex situation and conditions of contemporary human life with an emphasis on simplicity and excessive. Robert Wilson is one of the most famous theater artists who has continuously used minimalist architecture concepts in his works. The aim of the current research is to explain the model of indicators that are effective in creating a common minimalist space in the field of theater and architecture based on the works of Robert Wilson. The current type of research is descriptive-analytical and is applied in purpose. The paradigm of the current research is in accordance with the interpretive type. The method of data collection is based on documentary and library methods as well as content analysis, the factors affecting its impact on the elite’s indexes in creating a minimalist space in the joint field of theater and architecture based on the works of Robert Wilson in the component dimension of extraction and in the form of a table factors are explained In the following, by using the Delphi method and considering the concavity of the opinions of elites and experts in the number of 15 people, the effective factors became the initial proposed indicators that tested. In conclusion, the symbolic index with a score of 4.15, the fan with a score of 4.13 and the decoration index with a score of 4.11 have the most impact. In the studies, each of the theater works can be analyzed based on the type of evaluation explained.

Keywords

Concept

Delphi method

minimalism

minimalist architecture

model indexes

Robert Wilson

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