ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Compilation of projects that I have done during this semester

For this project, in a group, we had to produce an A3 poster about the chronology of Islamic Architecture in Southeast Asian. The poster should interprets the Islamic architectural language and the unifying and diversifying principles of Islamic architecture influences to the architectural development of the Southeast Asia countries in general and Malaysia in particular.

Then, for individual task, I need to produce an interpretation of the Islamic architectural language featuring the unifying and diversifying principles of Islamic architecture influences in Malaysian Islamic architectural chronology and development. The write up covers exploration of themes and relevant issues, and must include APA references and bibliography.

The objectives of this project are:

To allow students to undertake a research analysis process on Islamic architecture practices throughout history through literature review and document analysis and present an appropriate chronology account of the Islamic architecture based on the understanding gained through the analysis procedure.
To familiarize students to the activities of culmination and production of a research analysis through assemblage, chronologically indices and evaluation of information; composing and organization of study; assembly of illustration and text; design layout composition; poster and presentation.

PROJECT 1: RESEARCH TIMELINE ANALYSIS

Timeline (Group Work)

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Individual Board

From this project, I learnt how to:

Analyze and discuss the relationship of the seven principles of Islamic architecture and the Islamic religious dogmas of faith with social, cultural, environmental and intellectual context of Islamic architecture throughout prominent Islamic periods
Differentiate the way in which many varied factors contribute to the development of Islamic architecture and urbanism.
Produce, illustratively, orally and in text, a critical chronology analysis interpretation of Islamic architecture and urbanism in relation to the fundamental of Islamic principles within the historical discourse of Islamic architecture.
Produce a continuous chronology poster.
Produce an on-line data account of the Islamic chronology analysis interpretation of Islamic architecture and urbanism which also contains references and bibliography.

This project encompasses of a study of literature and a fieldwork survey on mosques architecture in relation to Islamic philosophies, principles, teachings and values. The research through the fieldwork survey intends to investigate the spiritual experience of the mosque patron encountered when utilizing the mosque space. These two approaches of research will provide insights to the application and integration of the Islamic philosophies, principles, teachings and values in a mosque design and development.

I needed to perform literature review based on the selective research questions. The outcome of the literature will be a set of 10 questions to be compiled and arranged to form as the class’s questionnaires. In a group, we were also required to visit and conduct a survey study of a mosque. Each of us had to get at least 10 respondents for the survey questionnaire, performs site observation and present the findings through data tabulation comprises of photographs and short written descriptions.

Finally all the outcome from project 1 and 2 were compiled into a book to be published.

The objectives of this project are:

To enrich students’ soft skills in conducting research activities.
To encourage critical understanding of architecture with relation to spiritual and religious philosophy, principles, teachings and values encounter through an exploration of literature and fieldwork survey relating to the Islamic architecture.
To develop students’ awareness of philosophical aspects of Islamic architecture

PROJECT 2: CASE STUDY - ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE BUILDING

Islamic Architecture Project 2 (Individual)