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Synergic Spaces - Mosque, Banush Shyqeriu
Synergic Spaces - Mosque, Banush Shyqeriu
UBT International Conference
The congregation Mosque, Mesjid (from Arabic, sujud = prostration) is one of the most important institutions of Muslim world also the predominant architectonic built form of Muslim architecture.The initial aim of this paper is to scrutinize the Mosque as an institution and architectonic space through generative concepts, principles and criteria derived from the eternal idea of the Mosque as a Synergic Space: A place for Worship, a place of Education and a Community centre. By finding a Generic Mosque from an initial and eternal idea derived out of the main Islamic sources, it is possible to deliberate the discourse on …