A conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance of the concepts of man and the environment

In this paper, I have identified and briefly examined two Islamic concepts which constitute the nucleus of the conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture. The two concepts are: 1) man as the vicegerent (khalifah) on earth, and 2) natural environment as both a field and means for...

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Main Author: Omer, Spahic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3346/5/A_conceptual_framework_for_sustainability_in_Islamic_Architecture.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3346/
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