Review on Sustainable and Innovative Approach towards Mosque Design in Contemporary World
Nangkula Utaberta*, Nayeem Asif
- ¹Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published in The First NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 26 June 2016, pages 11 to 15. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
Mosque is one of the major establishment within a Muslim community in countries with Muslim majority as well as countries where Muslims are minority. For most of the cases in Muslim major countries, there are more than one mosque to be found in any locality. In contemporary world, where environmental issues are given high priority, identifying sustainable approach for designing mosques are strongly recommended. This paper aims to analyze the principles of Islamic teachings toward attaining a balanced built environment and its implication on developing a sustainable language for mosque architecture in contemporary world. It analyzes the indigenous characteristics of the Prophet's (pbuh) mosque and draws lessons from therein. It also presents discussion on the contemporary Polder Mosque in Netherlands and its innovative sustainable features. Recommendations are made consequently regarding sustainable approach of mosque design in the contemporary world at the end of this paper.
Keywords: Mosque; Sustainability; Islamic architecture; Innovative design; Islamic Values
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