In Islam, decoration is reserved for the inside of buildings. Most often the only exterior parts to be decorated will be the entrance and the dome. Architecture is one of the greatest Islamic art ...

For thousands of years, mosques have served as sacred ground for Muslims around the world. But there is more than meets the eye, with Ithra’s Islamic Art Conference examining the deeper meaning and ...

In 1961, a year before designing the World Trade Center towers, American architect Minoru Yamasaki completed a much smaller project that would influence the look of his new creation in New York City.

Islamic Religious and Cultural Center in Ljubljana / Bevk Perović arhitekti. Image © David Schreyer Organized by the Abdullatif Alfozan Award for Mosque ...

As public interest in Islam has grown in the past year, numerous academic Web sites about the religion have appeared. A new online project sponsored by Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute ...

Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western mathematicians and ...

A shallow wall to guide the direction of prayers at mosques for Muslims, the Mihrab (the niche) is full of exterior and interior design inspirations Prior to the times of loudspeakers, it was the echo ...

This essay by Jenine Kotob was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Why Now, More Than Ever, We Need A New Islamic Architecture." At a time when Muslims find themselves at the center of the ...

The stage is set for an exploration of Islamic Architecture and its global impact as Marchitecture 2024 kicks off at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), it was announced. From March 28 to 30, ...