Mosque: An Architect's Exploration of Form, Faith and Meaning

A journey through the mosque's history and representation around the world, its role in society, and its forms, ancient to contemporary, through the eyes of a young Syrian architect.

Today, there are an estimated 3.6 million mosques around the world, which vary enormously in shape, size, and design. Told from an architect's perspective, this book offers an illuminating account of mosques-from the history and setting of significant structures to reflections on identity, modernity, and aesthet...