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A Comparative Analytical Study of the Conversion Form of Minaret in Contemporary Mosque Architecture

Date Added

10/07/2019

Content Type

Documentary

Category

Researches

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Subject Area

Architecture

Author

Mustafa Taher and Murat Dundar

Year of Publication

2017


1. Introduction 1.1. The problem and motivation 1.2. Objectives of the research 1.3. Literature review 2. The mosque of the prophet and minaret with historical background 2.1. The mosque and minaret 2.2. Contemporary mosque 2.3. Aga Khan award 2.3.1. Sherefudin's White Mosque 2.3.2. Bait Ur Rouf Mosque 2.3.3. Bhong Mosque 2.3.4. Corniche Mosque 2.3.5. Great Mosque of Riyadh 2.3.6. Great Mosque of Niono 2.3.7. Saïd Naum Mosque 2.3.8. Mosque of the Grand National Assembly 2.3.9. Yaama Mosque 3. Methodology, result and discussion 3.1. Methodology of research 3.1.1. The typology of mosque design approach. 3.1.2. The main parts (elements) of minaret (Kasim, 1996). 3.1.3. The shape grammar of the sections design of minaret (Kasim, 1996). 3.1.4. The emphasize of minaret in mosque’s composition 3.1.5. The location of minaret with relation of the main hall prayer (Kasim, 1996). 3.1.6. The abstraction and the secondary element of the minaret (Kasim, 1996). 3.2. The result and discussion


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Every year many mosques are built around the world which imitate the traditional elements of historical mosque that are repeated everywhere without considering the time and place. The minaret has a specific role in mosque architecture which continues to be built around the world especially in modern times despite of the loss of the main function.

The selected case studies are nine mosques which won of Aga Khan Award, are the most innovative design which avoids the direct imitation of the inherited elements of traditional mosque.

The aim of this research is to shed the light on the significant mosque examples in contemporary architecture by analyzing the form of minarets.

Moreover, analyzing the comments of the jury on these instances in order to evaluate them, as a result, highlight the new characteristics of minaret in contemporary mosque. This paper presents a comprehensive study on the transformation of contemporary minaret.


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