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Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence

The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the architectural concern of ‘style’. The main concern is to elucidate clearly the different architectural styles of Muslim architecture and su...

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Main Author: Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Built Environment, UTM 2007
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BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1780/1/Mosque_style-tajuddin.pdf
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spelling my.utm.17802010-06-03T04:19:38Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1780/ Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the architectural concern of ‘style’. The main concern is to elucidate clearly the different architectural styles of Muslim architecture and suggest hypotheses for future studies in relation to the forces which might have been instrumental in the conception of these styles. The research is important in order to project the message that much of what we understand as ‘Islamic Architecture’ in the present literature comes from various artistic and political agendas that have questionable merits compared to an analytical approach of Islamic architecture from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The research is also important for practicing architects to understand that the present syntax of ‘Islamic Architecture’ with its references in Middle Eastern, Mid Asian and African models are not necessarily the best precedence to project the architectural message of Islam. As opposed to the three classification of Traditional, Colonial and Modern styles of mosque architecture, the research has identified seven main styles with a suggestion of the rationale and influences of those styles. Faculty of Built Environment, UTM 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1780/1/Mosque_style-tajuddin.pdf Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin (2007) Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence. Jurnal Alam Bina, 9 (3). pp. 1-37. ISSN 1511-1369 http://fabserver.utm.my/Publication-Journal.html
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language English
topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin
Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
description The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the architectural concern of ‘style’. The main concern is to elucidate clearly the different architectural styles of Muslim architecture and suggest hypotheses for future studies in relation to the forces which might have been instrumental in the conception of these styles. The research is important in order to project the message that much of what we understand as ‘Islamic Architecture’ in the present literature comes from various artistic and political agendas that have questionable merits compared to an analytical approach of Islamic architecture from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The research is also important for practicing architects to understand that the present syntax of ‘Islamic Architecture’ with its references in Middle Eastern, Mid Asian and African models are not necessarily the best precedence to project the architectural message of Islam. As opposed to the three classification of Traditional, Colonial and Modern styles of mosque architecture, the research has identified seven main styles with a suggestion of the rationale and influences of those styles.
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author Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin
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title Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
title_short Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
title_full Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
title_fullStr Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
title_full_unstemmed Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
title_sort mosque architecture in malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence
publisher Faculty of Built Environment, UTM
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1780/1/Mosque_style-tajuddin.pdf
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