AFAMA in Collaboration with Ajman University at the University’s Headquarter on the Future Mosque.
The Abdullatif Al-Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture has jointly organized a seminar with Ajman University about the Future Architecture of Mosque in the presence of different layers of audiences a and participation of architects and speakers from Arab World. From Bahrain, Sheikha Dr. Haifa Al Khalifa participated, and from Saudi Arabia HE Dr. Abdullah Al […]
Mosque Financial Independence
Financial Sustainability is the most ferocious threat endangering more than 3.6 million mosques all over the world. It is a prime hindrance, which should be investigated in the light of the newfangled mosque development speculations. Lamentably, mosques have never been addressed; as independent associations of a private financial property.
Historical Mosques in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Investigating Architectural Styles Typology
Geographical parameters and temporal framing are the factors of categorizing each architectural style. However, in the vastness of the Saudi Kingdom, it might be more adequate to limit the study on a comparative spatial illustration, and refrain from the historical and architectural narratives. Thus, it would be a straightforward approach to mosques characterization for several millennia, since the birth of Muhammad’s (PBUH) divine message; as the springboard of Mosque Architecture.
Al Fozan Award signs a memorandum of understanding with the International Centre on Earthen Architecture” CRAterre” at National Superior School of Architecture in Grenoble, France
On the sidelines of the jury meeting of third cycle of the Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture held in Paris from 21-23 January 2019, Dr. Mashary Al Naim, Secretary General of the Award, signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Centre on Earthen Architecture” CRAterre”, Grenoble, where Dr. David David Gandreau signed […]
Al Fozan Award signs a memorandum of understanding with Kazan Federal University, Russia
On the sidelines of the jury meeting of the third cycle of Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture held in Paris from 21-23 January 2019, Dr. Mashary Al Naim, Secretary-General of the Award, signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazan Federal University in the Federal Republic of Tatarstan. Dr. Ramil Khairataldov, Director of the […]
AFAMA Third Cycle Short Listed Mosques
After a jury meeting lasted for 3 days, the AFAMA third cycle short listed mosques have been announced as follow: 1- Argun Mosque Location: Arqun City – Chechnya Republic – Russia Architect: Baykan mimarlik Work finished: 2014 Number of Worshipers : 7000 2- Imam Reza Complex Mosque Location: Imam Hossein Square – Tehran- Iran Architect: Kalout Architect Studio Area: 6500.0 sqm 3-Great Mosque […]
Secretary General of Al Fozan Award and Ambassadors at the Award Reception in Paris
The ambassadors of the Arab countries in Paris and UNESCO representatives participated in UNESCO’s reception ceremony held at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris on January 23, 2019, during which the short list of candidates’ projects for the “Alfozan Award” third cycle was announced (2017) -2020)
The First International Master Jury Meeting Closed Its last Session by Announcing The Short List
The International Jury Committee held its first meeting at the International Union of Architects in Paris from 21 to 23 January 2019 to evaluate and review the long list of Mosques nominated for the award during its third cycle, which includes the mosques in the countries with Islamic majority. At the beginning of the meeting, […]
Starting the International Master Jury meetings of Abdullatif AlFozan Award for Mosque Architecture
On Monday January 23rd Abdullatif AlFozan Award for Mosque Architecture started the International Master Jury meetings of Third Cycle in the Union International Architects) UIA) in Paris. At the beginning Dr. Mashary Al-Naim, the Secretary General of the Award, welcomed the ladies and
Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture, Announces the Names of the Long List Mosque of the Third Cycle (2017-2020)
The CEO of the Award Abdullah Al Fozan has outlined the name of the mosques included in the long list of the award considering the variety, diversity, and neutrality. Moreover, mosques information were collected by the award affairs team in cooperation with the award’s nominators from all over the countries with Islamic majority.
