Sustainable Design Approaches in Malaysia’s Traditional Mosques and Houses

Window Design in Ardabil Traditional Houses for Conservation of Energy

Investigating Sacred Architectural Values of Traditional Mosques Based on the Improvement of Spiritual Design Quality in the Architecture of Modern Mosques (Case Study: Traditional Mosques in Iran)

In the history of Iranian architecture, mosques have always been the apex of Islamic art and architecture. The architecture of mosques seeks inspiration from the concepts of divine words to provide a space connecting the heavens and the material world and create a single spiritual environment. It is so important to identify the transcendental values of the past and choose the most essential val...

Mihrab Design and Its Basic Acoustical Characteristics of Traditional Vernacular Mosques in Malaysia

Mosque design, globally, has evolved considerably from being very simple design and functional, to more sophisticated forms and layout and recently being very monumental. Its function; however, remain the same, not only as a place for prostrations, but more so as a community centre and a symbol of Islam. Basic elements and spaces such as prayer hall, ablution, minaret, minbar and mihrab; for ex...

window design in ardabil traditional houses for conservation of energy

windows have a major role on absorbing solar energy, reducing heat loses, and adding their values in traditional houses in ardabil. the main aim of this research is to study windows as elements of beautification and production of clean and free energy. we discern that windows can be designed to respond to the regional climates. to explore that, we review four samples of the windows in the famou...

Mosques and Markets: Traditional Urban Form on China’s Northwestern Frontiers

In the late nineteenth century Chinese residents of Dihua (Urumqi), the desert capital of China’s Xinjiang Province, referred to the large, fortified gateway which separated the walled Chinese settlement from the walled Muslim settlement as the “gate which divides heaven from earth.” In so distancing themselves from their near neighbors, with whom they were inextricably linked through the econo...