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 […]
