الفهرس 
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Abstract
Parliament buildings are icons of democracy and stages for political debate giving “power to the people”, or “demos-kratos” in Latin.
Parliaments – derived from the French verb “parler” meaning “to talk”- house elected members to make laws on behalf of a group of people, a region, a country, or a group of countries.
There are no design criteria for parliament buildings among published books and references where the available material documents only their architecture and history.
The research aims to develop a set of guidelines for the design of parliament buildings by studying the influence of political culture -which is the psychology of the represented- on the design of parliament buildings which are artefacts- of political culture.
Conducting an analytical comparative methodology, parliament buildings are analyzed regarding seven assumed architectural elements. The seven elements are: parliament building placement, scale, style, symbolism, debating chamber placement and seating arrangement.
A comparative study is then followed to compile a set of guidelines for designing new parliament buildings. The guidelines are expected to help architects and students in designing and analyzing parliament buildings.
The research also tracks down the development of parliament buildings’ design from ancient times till today. It also studies the integration of the values of democracy - transparency, accessibility, and pluralism- into the design of parliament buildings.