Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture

Beauty and Islam: 

Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture

2001 | 160 Pages | PDF | 31 MB

Five essays explore aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present day artists and philosophers. 

Tracing the roots of Islamic aesthetics back to the works of the philosophers of the Middle Ages such as Avicenna and Averroes, Valerie Gonzalez finds that aesthetic theory in Islam must be seen within the much wider context of parallel thinking on theology, ethics, physics, and metaphysics. 

She balances her analysis of this philosophy (moral, logical, and scientific) of beauty with the equally important analysis of the perceptual experience of beauty.

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Displaying the Orient

Displaying the Orient

 Architecture of Islam at Nineteenth-Century World's Fairs

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Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

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Architecture in Continuity

Architecture in Continuity

Building in the Islamic World Today

 English | 194 Pages | 104MB | PDF

Architecture in Continuity has been produced to present the contemporary architectural projects that were honored in the second cycle (1981-1983) of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and to make manifest their symbolic, social, and cultural contexts. The introductory chapter, the survey of contemporary Turkish architecture, the essays on the mosque and the diary of a technical reviewer were all specially prepared for this volume. The Awards were presented in September 1983 and theTopkapi Palace in Istanbul at the gracious invitation of President Evren of Turkey.
 

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Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

 English | 154 Pages | 53MB | PDF

Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977 it has been in the forefront of recognising the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World countries. In this volume the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the awards is presented. The selected projects, which deal with issues pertinent to both the developing and developed world, demonstrate their timeless relevance. The visionary philosophy behind the awards has been to seek to encourage architects, builders, clients and users to learn from and add to the Muslim heritage. The idea has not been to compete with the established scholarship of Islamic culture but to reflect on the continuous relevance of the contemporary expressions of Islam as a religion, culture and civilization.


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Architecture for A Changing World

Architecture for A Changing World

 English | 214 Pages | 102MB | PDF

It was the novel vision of His Highness the Aga Klian to contribute to the quality of the built environment by recognizing the achievements of the institutions and individuals whose efforts deserved to be encouraged and brought to the attention of a wider public as possible solutions to the continuing deterioration of the built environment. An important decision was to situate this endeavour within the realm of the architectural profession. Thus began a reciprocal and symbiotic relationship between the architectural profession in the Muslim World and the Award for Architecture, which has been continuously enriched since 1977.

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Architecture Beyond Architecture

Architecture Beyond Architecture

English | 178 Pages | 51MB | PDF

This book presents the twelve projects premiated in the sixth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. These awards are different from those given in preceding years, thus the book was a challenge from the start. In order to present what constitutes this new thinking about architecture and its content today, it was necessary to rethink the format and content of this book and its many audiences.
 

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Architecture and Polyphony

Architecture and Polyphony : 

Building in the Islamic World Today

  English | 184 Pages | 103MB | True PDF

At no time in recent history have architecture, urban planning, rehabilitation and reconstruction been as important to the Islamic world as they are today. With great opportunities to engender positive change and build better places for everyone, architects are responding to local challenges with understanding and innovation, with global outlook and vernacular and innovative forms. These multifaceted achievements include restoration, landscape design, infrastructure and urban planning, and new buildings.

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Architecture and Community

Architecture and Community

Building in the Islamic World Today

English | 265 Pages | 103MB | PDF

To many Westerners, the Taj Mahal in all its splendor typifies Islamic architecture. Yet, the overwhelming majority of Muslims live on the very margin of human existence, far from such grandeur. The merging of Islam's rich cultural heritage with modern technology to help solve problems of individual survival in the contemporary world forms the heart of Architecture and Community. The fifteen projects celebrated in this volume are the winners of the first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a series of prizes honoring the successful creation within the Islamic world of a modern architectural idiom that preserves indigenous forms at the same time it provides for the future. This is architecture of and for the people, meeting their needs and concerns locally, providing a setting for health and for life.
 

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Islamic Architecture In Cairo : An Introduction

Islamic Architecture In Cairo : An Introduction

 175 pages | PDF | 35 MB

Combining an analysis of Cairo's urban growth from the Islamic conquest up to the reign of Muhammad 'Ali, an overview of its main architectural styles, a descriptive catalog of the major monuments, and a discussion of domestic architecture, this concise and comprehensive study will appeal to specialists as well as beginning students and interested lay readers.


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A Historical Archaeology of the Ottoman Empire

A Historical Archaeology of the Ottoman Empire : 

Breaking New Ground 

by Uzi Baram, Lynda Carroll

2000 | 282 pages | PDF | 6 MB

Archaeology in the Middle East and the Balkans rarely focuses on the recent past; as a result, archaeologists have largely ignored the material remains of the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on a wide variety of case studies and essays, this volume documents the emerging field of Ottoman archaeology and the relationship of this new field to anthropological, classical, and historical archaeology as well as Ottoman studies.

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Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide

Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide

American University in Cairo Press | 2004-10-01 |276 pages | PDF | 13 MB

Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first visually by nineteenth-century western artists then intellectually by twentieth-century Islamic art specialists, now - at the turn of the millennium - awaits the delight of the general visitor.

This new edition of a popular and handy guide continues to walk the visitor around two hundred of the city's most interesting Islamic monuments. It also keeps pace with recent developments with updated and revised material.

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Islamic Architecture In Cairo: An Introduction

Islamic Architecture In Cairo: An Introduction

American University in Cairo Press | 1996-03-15 | 175 pages | PDF | 35 MB

Combining an analysis of Cairo's urban growth from the Islamic conquest up to the reign of Muhammad 'Ali, an overview of its main architectural styles, a descriptive catalog of the major monuments, and a discussion of domestic architecture, this concise and comprehensive study will appeal to specialists as well as beginning students and interested lay readers.

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Architecture in Continuity

Architecture in Continuity

Islamic Publications Ltd | 1985 | English | 194 Pages | 104MB | PDF

Architecture in Continuity has been produced to present the contemporary architectural projects that were honored in the second cycle (1981-1983) of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and to make manifest their symbolic, social, and cultural contexts. The introductory chapter, the survey of contemporary Turkish architecture, the essays on the mosque and the diary of a technical reviewer were all specially prepared for this volume. The Awards were presented in September 1983 and theTopkapi Palace in Istanbul at the gracious invitation of President Evren of Turkey.

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Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Academy Group Ltd | 1994 | English | 154 Pages | 53MB | PDF

Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977 it has been in the forefront of recognising the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World countries. In this volume the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the awards is presented. The selected projects, which deal with issues pertinent to both the developing and developed world, demonstrate their timeless relevance. The visionary philosophy behind the awards has been to seek to encourage architects, builders, clients and users to learn from and add to the Muslim heritage. The idea has not been to compete with the established scholarship of Islamic culture but to reflect on the continuous relevance of the contemporary expressions of Islam as a religion, culture and civilization.

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Architecture Beyond Architecture

Architecture Beyond Architecture

Academy Group Ltd | 1995 | English | 178 Pages | 51MB | PDF

 This book presents the twelve projects premiated in the sixth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. These awards are different from those given in preceding years, thus the book was a challenge from the start. In order to present what constitutes this new thinking about architecture and its content today, it was necessary to rethink the format and content of this book and its many audiences.

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Architecture and Polyphony : Building in the Islamic World Today

Architecture and Polyphony : Building in the Islamic World Today

Thames & Hudson | 2004 | English | 184 Pages | 103MB | True PDF

At no time in recent history have architecture, urban planning, rehabilitation and reconstruction been as important to the Islamic world as they are today. With great opportunities to engender positive change and build better places for everyone, architects are responding to local challenges with understanding and innovation, with global outlook and vernacular and innovative forms. These multifaceted achievements include restoration, landscape design, infrastructure and urban planning, and new buildings.

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Architecture and Community

Architecture and Community

Islamic Publications Ltd | 1983 | English | 265 Pages | 103MB | PDF

To many Westerners, the Taj Mahal in all its splendor typifies Islamic architecture. Yet, the overwhelming majority of Muslims live on the very margin of human existence, far from such grandeur. The merging of Islam's rich cultural heritage with modern technology to help solve problems of individual survival in the contemporary world forms the heart of Architecture and Community. The fifteen projects celebrated in this volume are the winners of the first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a series of prizes honoring the successful creation within the Islamic world of a modern architectural idiom that preserves indigenous forms at the same time it provides for the future. This is architecture of and for the people, meeting their needs and concerns locally, providing a setting for health and for life.

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Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

Andrew Petersen
Ed Routledge

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