Evaluating possible innovative and sustainable approach of mosque in contemporary world
Mosque is one of the major establishment within a Muslim community in countries with Muslim majority as well as countries where Muslims are minority. It is almost inevitable that every Muslim community would have at least one mosque within the locality. For most of the cases in Muslim major count...
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| Language: | English |
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Department of Architecture of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and The Association of Malaysian Malay Architects Entrepreneurs (ARKIM)
2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74043/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74043/18/74043%20%20Evaluating%20Possible%20Innovative.pdf |
| Summary: | Mosque is one of the major establishment within a Muslim community in countries with Muslim
majority as well as countries where Muslims are minority. It is almost inevitable that every Muslim
community would have at least one mosque within the locality. For most of the cases in Muslim
major countries, there are more than one mosque to be found in any locality. These carries the
sign of different ideologies and isms of architecture according to their contextual variance. In
contemporary world, where environmental issues are given high priority, identifying sustainable
approach for designing mosques are strongly recommended. This paper aims to analyze the
principles of Islamic teachings toward attaining a balanced built environment and its implication
on developing a sustainable language for mosque architecture in contemporary world. It analyzes
the indigenous characteristics of the Prophet's (pbuh) mosque and draws lessons from therein. It
also presents discussion on the contemporary Polder Mosque in Netherlands and its innovative
sustainable features. Recommendations are made consequently regarding sustainable approach
of mosque design in the contemporary world at the end of this paper. |
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