DESIGN CRITERIA FOR MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC CENTERS. ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND WORSHIP

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- EAN: 9780750667968
- ISBN: 978-0-7506-6796-8
- Editorial: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
- Año de la edición: 2009
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 X 27 cm.
- Páginas: 98
- Materias:
islamic
projects and buildings
mosques, minarets
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The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres provides an easy to use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300 line drawings. Case studies of urban mosques in New York, Washington, Boston, and London and Birmingham amongst others demonstrate how mosques and Islamic centres have evolved to integrate into the urban scenario. The book shows how mosques fulfil multiple faith-based and social roles through their design; it provides a wide ranging, basic understanding of Islamic liturgical conventions and secular functions to enable the architect and designer to work with confidence.