The Reconstruction of Bakrbaba Mosque in Sarajevo

20.06.2011. in Architecture

SARAJEVO, BiH / The Bakrbaba mosque is being reconstructed after being demolished in 1895.

Islamic Art by Mark Whatmore, Yoho Media

30.05.2011. in Architecture

This amazing documentary presents Islamic Art from Iran, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Spain.

BIG wins the competition to design the Mosque and Islamic Center of Tirana

14.05.2011. in Architecture

BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold, Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management are the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27.000 m2 cultural complex in Albania, consisting of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.

10 amazing examples of the Ottoman Mihrab

28.01.2011. in Architecture

Mihrab is next to minbar and mahfil the best known and most characteristic element of the interior of a mosque. All three elements have a functional and aesthetic dimension. The mihrab is a semi circular niche set into the middle of the “qibla wall” in order to indicate the direction of Mecca.

10 most amazing Istanbul Mosques

12.12.2010. in Architecture

ISTANBUL MOSQUES / This is a display of 10 beautiful Mosques in Istanbul.

Madinat Al Zahra, Cordoba, Nieto Sobejano Architects

03.12.2010. in Architecture

Studio Banana TV / Nieto Sobejano Architects received the 2010 Aga Khan for Architecture award for Madinat Al Zahra in Cordoba.