Comparison of Architects’ and Non-Architects’ Perception of Place

There are different approaches in Evaluating and interpreting architectural spaces, as there are many disagreements in the perception of individuals from them. The present research benefits from Osgood's semantic differential technique (1957), and the definition of the bipolar characteristics is based on Ittelson's model (1978).In order to achieve the desired results, two intercity bus terminals of Isfahan are chosen. The results reveal that there is a significant difference between the ideas of architects and non-architects in connection to the different dimensions of the area, including “cognitive”; “emotional”; “interpretive” and “appreciative”. In some cases, a kind of consensus is apparent.