Towards a Philosophical Humanitarian Mosque Architecture Framework
In the three-day Arab Architects Award Festival held In Beirut by the Federation of Lebanese Engineers on the 25th ,26th and 27th November 2018, Mosque Architecture is to be debated as an urging controversial issue in the contemporary Arab ideology.
Legislative Framework Stipulations and Mosque Form Generation
Jurisprudence is the milestone of Mosque Architecture, since it dictates the mechanisms of Mosque Form generation. The Islamic civilization has been marked for its Generative Architecture, for its compliance with legislative framework; juristic codes and social norms that rule the bilateral bond of the individuals of a named community in part, and their surrounding environment including architecture in another.
Mosque Architecture Emulation Versus Deduction
This article refers to the Moroccan thinker Mohammed Abed Al Jabri’s Volume” Critique de la Raison Arabe”. This book postulates a vivid review of the grounds on which the Arab mindset has been founded and developed throughout the late 14 centuries, representing the era of the Islamic civilization. The acquisition of the ideological fabrication and fructification methodologies during the named era has been fundamental, to contemplate the development of Mosque Architecture right there.
Mosque Form and Culture
I would like to owe the title of this article to Amos Rapoport’s 1960s masterpiece House Form and Culture. Rapoport is credited for being one of the poignant founders of the Environmental-Behavior Studies (EBS) in Architecture. Apparently, mosques; as Houses for Muslims; should conform to Rapoport’s cultural regulations and limitations; especially; those tackling the cultural influence on architectural forms, usage profiles and induced significance of this architectural frame of reference. The article is a continuum of the embarked discussion of the Futuristic Mosque Architecture prospective and Parallel Heritage Hypothesis.
Mosque Identity from Edifice to Significance
The recent perception of Mosque Identity has sparked cultural controversy. The issue has been under fierce debate, where one party is bound and determined that mosques must secure its definitive identity.
Parallel Heritage and Futuristic Mosque Architecture
The perception of Mosque Architecture has been jailed among the walls of illusive traditionalism, even after the decease of most of the traditional construction techniques. Lamentably, the common-sense perception of that constant symbolic visualization and functional speculation of mosques all over the Muslim community has been confused with its visual realization
Contemporary Mosque Architecture Crisis in Central Africa
First, I would like to appreciate the exerted effort of my colleague inspectors following up the mosque nominations process of Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture. During the ongoing round, they have detected a Mosque Architecture Crisis in different spots all over the world.
Mosque Architecture from East to West. (2) – Unity versus Diversity
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude and courtesy to Dr. Mashary Abdullah Al Naim for giving me the platform, to join this enlightened journal amongst the collective of esteemed experts, scholars and intellectuals.
Notes on Mosque’s Architectural Brief (2): On Creative Briefs
In my previous article, I started to touch upon the ‘not often’ tackled complexities hidden within Mosques’ – seemingly – straightforward architectural brief. The article ended by calling architects to approach mosque design through a more critical understanding that celebrates its rich functionality and prioritizes it as one of the most influential ingredients in the recipe of mosque’s architectural design.
Mosque Architecture from east to west (1) – Unity versus Diversity
The holy message of Islam had set new horizons for the equity of humans’ right in freedom and justice. It had been born, to unify the vast world in its different communities under its umbrella. The divine message had stipulated a universal jurisprudence, to serve this end.
