Spatial and social interaction in medieval Algerian mosques: a morphological analysis using space syntax

Abstract Medieval mosques in Algeria represent an important architectural heritage that deserves to be identified, studied and preserved. Considering the period spanning 7th 15th centuries, this study investigated medieval Algeria, spatially socially, identify genotype establish whether such present same topological model governs their spatial properties. This adopted a new approach analysis of could applied improve understanding other religious buildings. Space syntax as tool can used qualitative method for drawing justified graphs comparing them visually quantitatively, calculating syntactic measures integrating visibility graph types, reveal genotypes explain social logic. The findings demonstrate how space with provide architects, students all those interested heritage, architecture design, by uncovering hidden structures revealing logic embodied configurations mosques.