Order and Structure of Islamic Pattern

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to discuss the evolution of the Islamic pattern geometry in terms of the grid layout and how it affects the order, structure, and eventually the construction of the pattern. This fulfills the need to study the generation forces of Islamic patterns and the laws behind its compositions and tessellations. The proposed pattern analysis suggests that the pattern variations are based on polygon rules and its diminished overlaps and subdivisions, that allows the pattern variation formations. The research presents an approach to study the Islamic pattern symmetries, that provide a deeper understanding of the structure of pattern variation, allowing designers to achieve improved control over the pattern composition and structure and argues that in pattern design the grid layout is strongly linked to order as spatial grid layout within the geometric proportional configuration and to structure as an intelligible configuration in the construction of the pattern design tessellations. This paper shows that traditional designers, using simple consecutive polygon geometry, have resolved the complicated principles of pattern formations.