Theories and Principles of Design in the Architecture of Islamic Societies

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Sevcenko, Margaret Bentley (ed). 1988. Theories and Principles of Design in the Architecture of Islamic Societies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture.

Document Comprises

Ottoman Classical Mosques in Istanbul and in the Provinces
Geometry and Memory in the Design of the Madrasat al-Firdows in Aleppo
Some Evolutionary and Cosmological Aspects to Early Islamic Town Planning
Past, Present, and Future: Alternative Methods of Analysis
A Ceremonial Approach to Community Building
Historical References and Contemporary Design
Designing the Aga Khan Medical Complex
Model and Metaphor in the Design of New Building Types in Saudi Arabia
Text, Plan and Building: On the Transmission of Architectural Knowledge
The Function of Decoration in Islamic Architecture
Astronomical and Cosmological Symbolism in Islamic Patterns
Islam, Cosmology, and Architecture
Working with the Past
Accretion of Decisions: A Design Strategy
A Typo-Morphological Approach to Design Thinking
A Search for Architecture Based on Appropriate Technology
Vernacular Architecture and Environmental Response

Associated names

Margaret Bentley Sevcenko (editor) (d. 9 February 2002)
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (publisher)

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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

Keywords

Islamic architecture, contemporary architecture, urban design, urban planning

Language

English

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PDF / 28.9 MB

Document Date

1988

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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture