Conference Presentations by hatem fayed
Mosque Architecture Present Issues and Future Ideas ., 2019
The kabaa is a significant center in prayer and other Islamic divine rituals; this centric order ... more The kabaa is a significant center in prayer and other Islamic divine rituals; this centric order can be explained in light of Tawhid-The ruling principle of Islamic religion‖. Self-similarity phenomena-recently emerged in different scientific applications‖ invites us to trace this significant centric order in other levels of geometry of traditional mosques , according to self-similarity order, the system repeats itself many times at many scales, so if we could understand the whole we can understand the part, and vice versa. In the light of self-similarity order this research traces centric order in many levels of geometry of traditional mosques, like; location within urban fabric, layout, daylight, architectural features, and ornaments. The research counted many centers within the geometry of the traditional mosque, this existing of multiple centers and the ovation of repeating centers many times at many levels can be understood as emphasizing the principle of Tawhid. This conclusion could be used as a guideline to reconstruct the contemporary vision of mosques' architecture.
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Conference Presentations by hatem fayed