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Summary
Summary
The ongoing debate among practitioners and in academia about the meaning and understanding of Islamic architecture will be energized by this book. It contains essays by architects and academics from various parts of the world which clarify how the carious disciplines of the design profession can be employed to build in the spirit of Islam.
Divided into three sections the book covers:
*meaning from Faith, which draws meaning from the Islamic faith in order to propose a built environment that is universally beneficial
*analysis of History, which examines historical buildings and planning concepts, and suggest how to apply lessons learned to contemporary practice
*contemporary Trends, which discusses current trends in architecture, education and socio-economic aspects of various Muslim countries.
Illustrated throughout, this book will appeal to students and scholars, practising architects and planners alike.
Table of Contents
| 1 ForewordOleg Grabar |
| 2 IntroductionAttilio Petruccioli |
| Part I Meaning from Faith |
| 3 Spirituality and ArchitectureMohammed Arkoun |
| 4 "Simultaneous Perplexity": The Paradise Garden as the Quintessential Visual Paradigm of Islamic Architecture and BeyondNader Ardlan |
| 5 On What Makes Architecture Islamic: Some Reflections and a ProposalS. Gulzar Haider |
| 6 The Grand Tradition of Islamoc ArchitectureAbdul Rehman |
| 7 Discovering Concepts from FaithKhalil K. Pirani |
| Part II Meaning from History |
| 8 Cities in the Islamic WorldRonald Lewcock |
| 9 Chambers: The Interior Space in the Architecture of Islamic CountriesLudovico Micara Lofty |
| 10 The Aesthetics of Space in Ottoman ArchitectureJale N. Erzen |
| 11 Changes in the Islamic Religion and Their Effects on the Built Environment: Two Cases from IndonesiaAdhi Moersid and Achmad Fanani and Tulus Setyo Budhi |
| 12 Persian Gardens and Courtyards: An Approach to Designing Contemporary ArchitectureMahvash Alemi |
| Part III Contemporary Trends |
| 13 Modernity and Tradition: Problem or PotentialSuha Ozkan |
| 14 The Search for Appropriate ArchitectureAli Shuaibi |
| 15 On the Poetics of Place: The Communicability of an Architectural ImageRasem Badran |
| 16 Project and TraditionEugenio Galdieri |
| 17 What Islamic Architecture is NotKamran T. Diba |
| 18 Architecture in Islamic Societies and the New Development ParadigmArif Hasan |
| 19 An Overview of Architecture Education in the Contemporary Muslim WorldKausar B. Ahmad |
