Contextualism of Mosque Architecture in the City: Case Studyof the Abu Bakar Mosque in Bangsar
Date Added
01/07/2022
Content Type
Article
Category
Magazine
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
"Kevin Kanesh
Mohd Tajuddin M. Rasdi
Leow Mei Jean
HomamalDarahirst"
Publisher Name
JOURNAL OF TECHNO SOCIAL VOL. 10 NO. 2 (2018) 2600-7940
Year of Publication
2018
Description
This research identifies the issues related to the contextualism of mosque architecture towards its urban
setting as well as how it translates into inclusivism into the social structure. The main aims of the research is to
evaluate the architectural contextualism from the perspective of form and design against the backdrop of the urban
fabric and evaluating the contextualism of social inclusivism in the mosque architecture from the perspective of the
non-Muslim society participation with the Muslim society. A case study of the Abu Bakar Mosque in Bangsar, Kuala
Lumpur was conducted via observation and interviews with the mosque management. The findings shows that
through time the visionary management has turned the mosque in terms of its activities and design in context towards
its urban setting as well as into inclusivism within the social structure.
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