Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers - Art, Architecture and Worship

Provides a practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300 line drawings. This work features case studies of urban mosques in New York, Washington, Boston, and London and Birmingham amongst others, that demonstrate how mosques and Islamic centers have evolved to integrate into the urban scenario.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The synthesis of form; Chapter 2 Orientation: addressing the urban context and the direction to Makkah; Chapter 3 The design of the sanctuary (musalla); Chapter 4 The concept of space and geometry; Chapter 5 The architecture of women's space;

Product details

• Authors: Latif Abdulmalik, Abdulmalik Latif, Craig Anz, Anz Craig, Akel Kahera, Akel Ismail Abdulmalik Kahera, Kahera Akel
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2009
• EAN: 9780750667968
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-6796-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Religious buildings, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: religious buildings