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Towards a New Paradigm in Mosque Architecture

This article investigates the necessity and genuineness of the grounds on which the New Paradigm in mosque architecture has been required. Actually, the conception of architecture is historically famed for its inclination to constant progression, for each era has witnessed successive paradigm advancements driving the architectural field to technical, functional and structural epic levels.

Mosques and Utopian Spaces

Mosque architecture has been controversial throughout the last several years, by virtue of the sweeping insurgency all over the world in the twenty-first century. Resultantly, a group of “insurgent architects”; as they were described by David Harvey; have made the scene. Thence, speculating the image of future mosque has been quite ambiguous, which prompts architects to reconsider an adequate conception of mosque architecture in terms of its adaptability.

Anticipation of Future Mosques and Nomination for Al Fozan Award Bibliotheca Alexandria.

A momentous symposium has been held by Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture in co-operation with theManuscripts Center in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, to demonstrate the prospective vision of Mosque Architecture.

Has Mosque Typology Really Developed? —Notes On Mosque’s Architectural Brief

Contemporary mosque architecture display an on-going competition to put distinct imprints within the diversity of the current global architectural paradigm. Current trends of mosque design often fall under a variety of cultures of architectural practice that can be loosely classified as vernacular, historicist, formal-iconic, technical-rational, among many others.

The Mosque: The Architecture of The Moment And Place

When I spoke about the importance of the “timing” of prayer and how the specifications of the place of prayer are flexibility, openness and clarity, so that all of the land should be a mosque because it is difficult to perform the prayer in the appointed time and without this multifunctional spatial flexibility in all circumstances…

Isolation Of The Mosque And Humanization Of The Urban Space In The Residential Neighborhood

My Prof. Dr. Mashary AlNaim has invited me to participate with an article about the humanization of the mosque and its relationship with the Urban Settings in the residential neighborhood. The humanization of public space in the city is the Centre of my research interest. In my capacity as an academic and practitioner specialized in architecture and urban design, I believe that the relationship between the building and the urban settings is one of the important added values, by which we can determine the level of urban quality for the Architectural Product.

Flexible Mosque Borders

Moving from inside to outside and vice versa in the mosque along with the variety of prayer courtyards are considered one of the features of the mosque architecture. It is principally resulting from the fact that the mosque borders are flexible, extensive and not constrained by restrictions.

Communication And Clarity … Ideas For Future Mosques

When I focused, in the two previous articles, on the idea of ​​breadth and flexibility, to which the Prophet (PBUH) referred, “The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform purification with”.

Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture Launch Mosque Code

Unto Allah Belong The East And The West

Unto Allah belong the East and the West, and whithersoever ye turn, there is Allah’s Countenance. Lo! Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. (Al-Baqara : 15). This verse particularly brings many ideas about mosques architecture…