Tamim Bin Aws
The unique architectural design of the Tamim Bin Aws Bin Kharjah Mosque in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is highlighted by the fact that worshipers can enjoy natural light and sunshine. Everyone who enters the mosque sees the reliance on environmental solutions; it helps to reduce energy consumption, including heat insulation of walls, lighting treatments, […]
The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS)
The spiral layout of the scheme places the large volume of the mosque at one end with two 90m high minarets at the other end. The area in between is occupied by the students’ area and library to the west, and the faculty area close to the mosque. The building is located on a corner […]
KAPSARC
The prayer hall is set within a reflecting pool and reached from elevated glass bridges leading to its entrances. This procession represents the transition of leaving the profane world to enter the sacred realm. The reflecting pool glows at night, giving the illusion that the entire building is floating over water. To either side of […]
King Faisal Foundation
The mosque is based on geometric shapes. Mosque responses on the base of a square section parallel to the Qiblah direction, during confirmation. The ramifications of the wall are everywhere. The cylindrical wall was designed in a very slanted shape resembling a crescent that rises above the moorings of mosques when viewed from the ground […]
Masjid Imam Muhammad ibn AbdulWahhab
The masjid is highly distinguished by its unique building structure and uses of arcades (a succession of arches, each counter-thrusting the next, supported by columns or piers) and 99 domes used in roofing the aisle of qibla, arcades, mihrab and sabeel. Arcades (Columns and Arches) An arcade is a succession of arches, each counter-thrusting the […]
Um Omar
The mosque is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a 1200 sq.m mosque consists of men prayer hall that accommodates 1200 worshipper and women prayer hall that accommodates 500 worshippers. It also has supporting facilities such as outdoor prayer hall, green areas and parking area.
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
The new mosque was conceived as a regional size mosque in 2009. Being the spiritual and religious capital of Oman, Nizwa is a fitting location for a major mosque second only to the Grand Mosque in Muscat. Simplicity of form and selective use of decoration are characteristics that distinguish the new mosque from those in […]
Sheikha Salama
The Sheikha Salama Mosque in the city of Al-Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Currently the largest in the city. The current structure of the mosque, which was designed by architect Ja’afar Touqan from Jordan, occupies an area of 35,873 square meters , and can accommodate more than 3000 worshipers, according to […]
Arcapita
The Mosque is one of the most unique mosques in Bahrain. It is 750 sq.m mosque and its design was taken from the strength of the cubical form. Also It was designed to be a sustainable building that has balance in the heat and light so it was designed by local stones in a solid […]
Msheireb Mosque
The design of the Mushairb Mosque fuses Modernist ideas with an historically familiar arrangement of Islamic volumes, spaces and thresholds. The scheme uses local stone, craft techniques and interpretive details. Our concept has evolved from the traditional Qatari mosque and follows the principles of simplicity, functionality and spirituality, combined with a modern interpretation of materiality and […]
