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Sphere in Box - Mosque
01.09.2010. in Architecture
StudiOZ designed a mosque in Kayseri Municipality (in Turkey) in memory of Sinan, the architect because historically, the Turkish mosque reached its highest potential under his design.
Go-Ahead for Germany’s Biggest Mosque
23.08.2010. in Architecture
After much controversy, Cologne's city council has voted in favor of building Germany's largest mosque. The opposition of a local far-right group wasn't enough to stop plans that will change the city's historic skyline forever.
Giant clock to establish ‘Mecca Time’
12.08.2010. in Architecture
Muslims around the world could be setting their watches to a new time soon when the world's largest clock begins ticking atop a soaring skyscraper in Islam's holiest city of Mecca.
Rux: the vanishing mosque
19.07.2010. in Architecture
New York-based design studio Rux has won the 'Design as reform' competition hosted by Traffic, a Dubai-based Art and Design Collective.
The Sad State of Saddam’s Palaces
17.07.2010. in Architecture
These extraordinary images by Richard Mosse show the imperial palaces of Saddam Hussein converted into temporary housing for the U.S military.
Contemporary Art Museum Designed by Iraqi-Born Architect Zaha Hadid Opens in Rome
29.05.2010. in Architecture
The MAXXI museum designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid is the latest and most ambitious project to try to refresh the Italian capital's image of a decadent city bent on its glorious past. "My work just really stems from the fact that we can make new juxtapositions with the old," Hadid told during Thursday's preview opening. "The idea of connecting between the old and new is very critical."