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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of secular and religious styles from the founding of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings in the Islamic culture. This topic covers Islamic architecture, its history, its impact on society, and new projects in the Muslim and Western worlds.

Islamic Architecture is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Ashiq Thobani. This topic contains 147 news and 103 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Islamic Architecture. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Islamic Architecture from like-minded professionals.

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Singapore mosques get modern to keep up with timesmore

in this Southeast Asian city-state that has a Muslim population of around 15 percent. Mosques that incorporate modern...

Giving ancient Islam its duemore

before English doctor William Harvey published similar work. These are but two examples of the huge advances that...

Hizbollahs shadow over Gazamore

suffering Palestinian children are visible in the prominent squares. Residents of Damascus a city whose stunning...

Iran and US: a tale of two republicsmore

30 years since the revolution that overthrew the Shah in Iran, and pretty much 30 years since the Islamic Republic and...

Empire of the mind: The Persia of Shah Abbas Imore

integrated the political, economic, religious and social elements out of which he built a nation. Here is an...

Five Europe destinations that won't kill your budgetmore

of 13th to 18th century art and the Pergamonmuseum (8 euros), which displays Greek and Roman antiquities and Islamic...

January 26, 2009 vol. 996 Getting Away from Focus on Advanced Nationsmore

the belief that crisis can also mean opportunity. Part 2: On-the-scene report Reality after the Post-BRICs Era:...

The Toronto experiencemore

Station and classic Royal York Hotel rub shoulders with the New City Hall, an example of original modern architecture.

Text size: increase text sizedecrease text size Islamic Society of Ce...more

Despite a tough economy, the Islamic Society of Central Florida has announced a $7 million plan to build two new...

Moroccan producer RedOne dancing atop chartsmore

80s pop music, he can thank the Swedish rock group Europe from rescuing him from a career in architecture or medicine.

Pictured: Inside Britain's most lavish two-up two down - that could be...more

the project, a further £2-4million is needed to preserve it for future generations. The artist drew on African, Islamic...

National Trust look for £4m to preserve Khadambi Asalache's housemore

World of Interiors. Although a modest man, he knew that out of his love of both English and Islamic architecture, and...

Call to save Kenyan poet's homemore

before he died in May 2006. He spent 20 years transforming his home with fretwork carvings from African, Islamic and...

Letters: Growing outrage at the killings in Gazamore

University Dr. Graham Dyer, Economics, SOAS Professor Abbas Edalat, Computer Science, Imperial College Professor...

Cultural Destination of the Year - Doha, Qatar, a New Arts Capitalmore

Powerful spotlights created playful shadows on its geometric facade, reflecting on the rippled waters that surround the...

Doha, Qatar, a New Arts Capitalmore

Touring the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by I. M. Pei, which opened on Nov. 22. ON the night of Nov.

Fareed Zakaria: Writing the Rules for a New Worldmore

Venezuela and a revived Russia is in good measure a product of the price of petroleum. So is Islamic jihad.

Steering Committee for Aga Khan Award's Eleventh Cycle (2008-2010) Ann...more

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture today announced the members of the new Steering Committee for the 11th Award cycle...

The 10 most outrageous vanity projectsmore

latter 16-hectare complex costs a further $2.5 million a year. Critics have slammed the city's dominant Islamic...

Mecca redevelopment plan stirs controversymore

of it,' said Sami Angawi, a renowned Saudi architect who has devoted much of his life to preserving Islamic...

Gherkin designer Norman Foster must keep hands off Mecca, insists Musl...more

Saudis, is unusual because the project has the blessing of the Saudi monarch. Sami Angawi, an expert of Islamic...

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