Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading?
The Malay World had witness evolutionary of Mosque designs from simple domestic timber structures to palatial built form of concrete, glass, and steel influenced by times, place, patron, economic and society. Lying at the crossroad between the West and Eastern trade routes, the designs of Malaysian...
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| author | Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Othman, Rosniza Md. Sharif, Harlina |
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| description | The Malay World had witness evolutionary of Mosque designs from simple domestic timber structures to palatial built form of concrete, glass, and steel influenced by times, place, patron, economic and society. Lying at the crossroad between the West and Eastern trade routes, the designs of Malaysian mosques are a reflection of its society of the time and were categorized by scholars into several variants based on its influence and context. The interpretation of Mosque architecture as Islamic architecture continues to flourish the discussion by concern academics and design by practicing architects with no end. With the objective of getting on track to the very purpose why we design and built mosques as servants of Allah, this paper review the ideas and approaches of selected contemporary examples of Malaysian mosques design built within the last ten years. Through the thoughts of the designing architects and compare them to the reflective account of the scholars and academics, a forward direction based on 'beauty in its core spirituality content', resume in captivating the various stakeholders' perception of sustainable mosque architecture in a holistic sense. Mosque is a foundation to the existence of Muslim society of the place. The dynamics of the architecture must facilitate the continual spiritual embodiment of Muslims wherever they are, in whatever form or structure time and context has to offer. |
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| spelling | iium-536992018-05-21T01:28:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/ Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Othman, Rosniza Md. Sharif, Harlina NA100 Architecture and the state NA190 History NA4100 Special classes of buildings NA4590 Religious buildings The Malay World had witness evolutionary of Mosque designs from simple domestic timber structures to palatial built form of concrete, glass, and steel influenced by times, place, patron, economic and society. Lying at the crossroad between the West and Eastern trade routes, the designs of Malaysian mosques are a reflection of its society of the time and were categorized by scholars into several variants based on its influence and context. The interpretation of Mosque architecture as Islamic architecture continues to flourish the discussion by concern academics and design by practicing architects with no end. With the objective of getting on track to the very purpose why we design and built mosques as servants of Allah, this paper review the ideas and approaches of selected contemporary examples of Malaysian mosques design built within the last ten years. Through the thoughts of the designing architects and compare them to the reflective account of the scholars and academics, a forward direction based on 'beauty in its core spirituality content', resume in captivating the various stakeholders' perception of sustainable mosque architecture in a holistic sense. Mosque is a foundation to the existence of Muslim society of the place. The dynamics of the architecture must facilitate the continual spiritual embodiment of Muslims wherever they are, in whatever form or structure time and context has to offer. 2016-11-18 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/1/Malayworld%20masjid%20development-RF.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/7/Programme%20Sheet-masjid2016.pdf Mohd Nawawi, Norwina and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Othman, Rosniza and Md. Sharif, Harlina (2016) Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? In: The International Symposium of the New Quest for the Mosque Architecture in Contemporary Era, 18th-19th Nov. 2016, Giresun. (Unpublished) http://iif.giresun.edu.tr/fileadmin/user_upload/MIMARI_SEMPOZYUMU_FOTOGRAF/Sempozyum_oturumlar.pdf |
| spellingShingle | NA100 Architecture and the state NA190 History NA4100 Special classes of buildings NA4590 Religious buildings Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Othman, Rosniza Md. Sharif, Harlina Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title | Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title_full | Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title_fullStr | Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title_short | Architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of Malaysia: where are we heading? |
| title_sort | architectural review on the contemporary mosque/ masjid architecture of malaysia: where are we heading? |
| topic | NA100 Architecture and the state NA190 History NA4100 Special classes of buildings NA4590 Religious buildings |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/1/Malayworld%20masjid%20development-RF.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53699/7/Programme%20Sheet-masjid2016.pdf |