Islamic architecture has long captivated observers with its harmonious blend of spirituality, geometry, and cultural expression. Originating in the 7th century CE, this architectural tradition spans ...

Islamic geometric patterns and architecture represent a profound synthesis of mathematical precision and artistic expression inherent in centuries of cultural heritage. These patterns are not merely ...

Islamic Religious and Cultural Center in Ljubljana / Bevk Perović arhitekti. Image © David Schreyer Organized by the Abdullatif Alfozan Award for Mosque ...

WASHINGTON – Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. Historians have long ...

Islamic architects and mathematicians were creating quasi-crystalline patterns some 500 years before similar patterns were described in the West, claim two physicists in the US. Peter J Lu of Harvard ...

AI-generated images, heralded for their role in transforming architectural design processes, are facing significant challenges when applied to the intricate realm of Islamic architecture, according to ...

The Islamic architecture has a special structural properties that has been used by Muslim to be well aware of their own identity. This Islamic architecture has been made by Muslims on the areas they ...

In an important acknowledgment of Iran's deep cultural history, the historic city of Kashan has been accepted into the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). It has been named a creative city in the ...

There, in my mailbox, crammed among magazines, bills and fliers, was a travel brochure. An ill-conceived bit of marketing perhaps, but one that inspired a trip—without leaving my apartment. Since I’ve ...

This essay by Jenine Kotob was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Why Now, More Than Ever, We Need A New Islamic Architecture." At a time when Muslims find themselves at the center of the ...

There's plenty of art to feast your eyes on in these four very different coffee table books. Presented in reverse chronological order, we move back in time from Art is Art — a fabulous collection of ...