Expressions of Islam in Buildings

Citation	Salam, Hayat, ed. 1990. Expressions of Islam in Buildings. Singapore: Concept Media/The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Author/Editor	Hayat Salam
Publication Date	1990
Copyright	Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Language	English
Document Type	Book
Keywords	Aga Khan Award for Architecture, contemporary architecture, Islamic architecture
File Type and Size	application/pdf/23.13 MB
Description	This book records the proceedings of the international seminar entitled "Expressions of Islam in Buildings", held in Indonesia in 1990. Leading specialists including historians, architects, philosophers, and planners, cover the cultural, political, philosophical, and social dimensions of religious space in Islam and its contemporary architectural manifestations. Women and architecture, the Mosque, the role of the practising architect, and Islam in Indonesia are among the topics discussed.
Chapters	Contemporary Expressions of Islam in Buildings: The Religious and the Secular Islamic Cultures, Developing Societies, Modern Thought Women and Space in Muslim Societies The Architecture of the Mosque, an Overview and Design Directions "Brother in Islam, Please Draw us a Mosque" Muslims in the West: A Personal Account The Indonesian Experience
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