Quwwat al-Islam - <div>In this lecture you will learn about:&nbsp;</div><div><ul><li>the aesthetic qualities of Islamic architectural expression, and the factors that shaped their course and development;</li><li>variations in their evolution throughout the different regions of the Islamic world;</li><li>the impact of these qualities on spatial perception;</li><li>the differences, similarities and peculiarities of regional paradigms in comparison to high end Islamic architecture, through two mosques as case studies: Quwwat al-Islam in India and Masjid al-’Ali in Oman.&nbsp;</li></ul></div>

Lecture 6: Material, Ornament and Light

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presentation slides
Year
2018
In this lecture you will learn about: 
  • the aesthetic qualities of Islamic architectural expression, and the factors that shaped their course and development;
  • variations in their evolution throughout the different regions of the Islamic world;
  • the impact of these qualities on spatial perception;
  • the differences, similarities and peculiarities of regional paradigms in comparison to high end Islamic architecture, through two mosques as case studies: Quwwat al-Islam in India and Masjid al-’Ali in Oman. 

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ArCHIAM. “Lecture 6: Material, Ornament and Light .” Part 6 of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

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