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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790546403321

Titolo

Understanding Islamic architecture / / edited by Attilio Petruccioli and Khalil K. Pirani ; with a foreword by Oleg Grabar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002

ISBN

1-136-85138-0

0-7007-1438-3

1-315-02876-X

1-136-85131-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetruccioliAttilio <1945->

PiraniKhalil K

Disciplina

723.3

Soggetti

Islamic architecture

Islam and architecture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Meaning from faith -- section II. Meaning from history -- section III. Contemporary trends.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>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. <BR><BR>Divided into three sections the book covers: </P><P>*meaning from Faith, which draws meaning from the Islamic faith in order to propose a built environment that is universally beneficial<BR>*analysis of History, which examines historical buildings