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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"MOSQUE"”.
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Floating mosque
… texts and building. This method was applied to a mosque floating on the water in the city of Jeddah, where the spaces were formed in a manner that was inspired by Islamic religious texts. The result is a sacred experience that can be felt through the evocation of texts within the architectural …
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A mosque for Brooklyn
This thesis explores the design of the urban mosque within the context of the American city. It cngagcs ideas about the typology of the mosque, its functional and religious requirements as well as its cultural variations, and looks at how these are translated and merged across cultures. It traces …
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The mosque between modernity and tradition : a study of recent designs of mosque architecture in the Muslim world
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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Quintessence of faith: A mosque for Khayelitsha
… so began the "architecture" of the world's first mosque.
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The Mosque as an institution of Islamic Da'Wah
This thesis is a modest enquiry into 'The Mosque as an Institution of Islamic Da'wah'. The main study involves the elaboration of the terms, 'Mosque', 'Institution', 'Islam' and 'Da'wah'. The Mosque, being an institution reflecting the dissemination of information suitable to prepare its community …
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Atmospheric prototypes : rethinking spirituality in the American mosque
… context. The problem stems from *retrofit' mosques, or mosques which are adapted from previous structures not built as mosques. The retrofit problem, a contextual challenge for mosques in America, suffer from a lack of spirituality and visibility in the urban realm. The thesis is aimed at …
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Women places and spaces in contemporary American mosque
There is an ever-present demand for Mosques in American cities to accommodate the more than 8 percent of the American population that are Muslims; the majority of which are American-born Muslims or American converts. However, Muslim-American communities have implemented the same architectural …
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A mosque without a community?: Muslim lives in multicultural Japan
For many Muslim migrants, Japan presents numerous opportunities for upward social, professional, and economic mobility. But what do those opportunities look like? Research on migrants in Japan often focuses on issues of "race" and culture, yet the role of religion is comparatively less well …
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The role of the Friday Mosque (Al-Jami) in Islamic cities
… were composed, with emphasis on Al-Jami (Friday mosque). It analyzes the importance of Al-Jami in the formation of these cities, the role it played physically, socially, and culturally, and its relation to the other elements of the urban fabric such as Al-Souq (market), Al-Madrasah (school), and …
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Emergent desing : rethinking contemporary mosque architecture in light of digital technology
… metaphors and understandings which require a new mosque architecture to evolve that corresponds to the 'spirit of the time.' The virtual space creates opportunities for new kinds of interaction and communication. Now the 'village well' is the computer interface which connects us with the rest of …
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A design for a mosque in the Arabic style of architecture
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 1915
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Mosque as a community development center in Sumberpucung Malang: Theme Islamic Architecture
Mosque literary means a place of worship. The root of mosque word is sajada which means prostration. In Prophet Muhammad (pbuh.) period, scope of worship applied largely in a mosque, that are includes five times prayer, recitation, discussion and review of al-Qur’an, ukhuwah or good relationship so …
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Reconfiguring French Secularism: The Mosque as the New Multicultural Space of Young Muslims
… spatial analysis with a focus on the major mosques and the practices of mosque congregants. It poses the question how French Muslims reconcile French secularism (laïcité) with Islam through the use of the mosque space. In this respect, mosques are transformed into alternative multicultural …
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Negara dan Masjid: Mosque Architecture and Religious Change in Early Modern Period Java, Indonesia
… and Social Network Analysis of 109 Early Modern mosques from West and Central Java, I examine how mosques, as one of the largest investments made for and by Muslim communities, record shifting religious and political economic arrangements. Results show that while Islamic ontologies facilitated …
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Do Muslims make the difference: explaining variation on mosque building policies in Western Europe
… what accounts for the intra state variation of mosque building projects in Western Europe, using as case studies Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Two mosque projects are considered in each case study state and two theories are proposed and tested: resources mobilization theory and …
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The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models
… two models of West African architecture-- the Mosque at Zaria, Nigeria and the Mosque at Dingueraye, Guinea. It will also attempt to illustrate implicit patterns of creative expression, both literal and allegorical , in the space-making processes of the Hausa and Fulani peoples. In passing, …
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Breaking the wall, preserving the barrier: gender, space, and power in contemporary mosque architecture in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
… and how gender separation is translated into mosque spaces and internalized through societal life. Guided by postcolonial feminist theory and poststructuralist visual theory, it further questions not only how gender conceptions permeate the architectural space of the mosque but also how …
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An Acoustical Analysis of Domes Coupled to Rooms, with Special Application to the Darussholah Mosque, in East Java, Indonesia
… functions. A primary example of this involves mosques, which are sacred places of worship for Muslims. In keeping with the Islamic architectural style, most mosques incorporate a symbolic centralized domed ceiling as part of their room structures. These domes are open on the bottom and coupled …
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Cultivating piety in the urban landscape : a study on the spiritual odyssey of Salafi women in Jakarta
… engagement in studies hosted by the Nurul Iman Mosque in Blok M Square. This study investigates Salafi women's experiences after attending regular studies and the role of Nurul Iman Mosque as a center for spirituality and Sunnah studies for urban areas in nurturing Salafi women's piety. This …
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