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Mosque Architecture : Islamic Buildings

Major Religious Architectural Projects from around the world

Mosque Buildings This page lists the principal Mosque designs across the globe. We aim to select Mosque buildings + Islamic designs that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both. We cover completed Mosque buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and Islamic design competitions. The focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome. Mosque Building News Islamic Architecture News - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically: Mosque of Prishtina Design, Kosovo Design: Gezim Pacarizi + Arber Sadiku image from architect Mosque of Prishtina Design - 22 Apr 2013 Typical mosque elements like the dome, minaret, portico are incrusted in our collective memory as the expression of the Islamic religious building. We used all those elements; we redefined them again, and assembled them in the new way, coherent to our contemporary expression and aspirations. The mosque of Prishtina will be the building the people of Kosovo will identify with. Central Mosque Competition Entry, Prishtina, Kosovo Design: atelier V image from architect Central Mosque Competition Entry - 22 Apr 2013 For the architects, the design solution for The Central Mosque of Prishtina has as its foundation the notion that Prishtina is a bridge between the East and The West. It could not be a entirely eastern mosque because of Prishtina’s various Western influences, nor could it be a structure modeled after the latest Western trends in design as Prishtina has strong roots in Islamic Culture and history, primarily an Eastern phenomenon. Prishtina Central Mosque Competition design Design: architects team from Podgorica / Montenegro images from architect Prishtina Central Mosque Competition - 19 Apr 2013 Islam is the main religion in Prishtina and Kosovo. This is the reason why the Central Mosque has to be a building-landmark in the city of Prishtina and should dominate and get involved in its urban context. In our design, The Mosque has important and central role in the city. During the analisys of the surrounding built environment, we realized there are two dominants: the Building news agency Rilindja and the boiler chimney of Dardanija (which was an inspiraton for minaret design in our work). Central Mosque of Pristina, Kosovo Design: Taller 301 image from architect Central Mosque of Pristina - 18 Apr 2013 Kosovo is a country rich in tradition and has had to confront tough issues in recent years. Now, it is a good time to look back, and to see the way forward. The main idea is to re-interpret the elements that constitute the Mosque, without pushing the limits of the already established principles of Islamic Architecture. Grand Mosque of Prishtina, Kosovo, South East Eruope Design: various architects image from architect Prishtina Mosque Building - 18 Apr 2013 The new Central Mosque occupies a strategic position within the extended urban centre of Prishtina. The main urban road limits two distinct, modern parts of the city here while buildings of outstanding scale and importance are aligned along this mayor car traffic route, which also forms the eastern limit of the project site. A mayor pedestrian route, dense with people throughout the day defines its southern side. Sancaklar Mosque, Buyuk Cekmece, near Istanbul, western Turkey EAA-Emre Arolat Architects image from architects Sancaklar Mosque Building - 10 Jan 2012 Sancaklar Mosque located in Buyuk Cekmece, a suburban neighborhood in the outskirts of Istanbul, aims to address the fundamental issues of designing a mosque by distancing itself from the current architectural discussions based on form and focusing solely on the essence of religious space. Recent Mosque Building Designs Cambridge Mosque, England, UK Marks Barfield Architects image from architects Cambridge Mosque Building Mosque / Islamic Centre / Museum of Religious Harmony, Albania BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold, Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management picture from architect Cultural Centre Albania Yesil Vadi Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey 2010 Adnan Kazmaoglu MAM ARC photograph : Engin Gercek Yesil Vadi Mosque Building The circle form represents the universe and infinity (The symbol of infinity is formed by twisting a circle!). At the same time circle is the symbol of unity. Centric planned Ottoman mosques are circularized, permitted by extent of construction. In the design process of Yesil Vadi Mosque circle is used as the main form in two-dimension and three-dimension. Mosque Architecture Key Islamic Buildings, alphabetical: Abbey Mills, east London, England, UK 2006- Mangera Yvars Architects design image from architect Abbey Mills Building Hackney Mosque, east London, England 2009- Makespacearchitects design image from architect Hackney Mosque Building Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayhan Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2008 Spatium photograph : Speirs and Major Associates Abu Dhabi Mosque Building More Islamic Architecture Designs online soon Central Mosque, Edinburgh, Scotland 1998 Architect: Basil Bayati picture © Adrian Welch Edinburgh Mosque Building

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