Neogenesis+Studi0261: A Masjid, usually a quintessential Islamic building, is a “place of prostration”, which means ‘kneeling’. Islamic architecture is not regional. Over the years, most of the pre-Islamic vernacular forms and characteristics have gradually become an eclectic mix of the elements and characteristics of areas where Islam had spread.
Project name
Masjid E Zubaida
Architecture firm
Neogenesis+Studi0261
Location
Raichur, Karnataka, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala / The Fishy Project
Principal architect
Chinmay Laiwala, Jigar Asarawala, Tarika Asarawala
Design team
Juby Thomas, Devanshi Parekh, Manthan Yadav, Priyanka
Collaborators
Text Credits: Nilufer Contractor
Structural engineer
Er. Ritesh Chauhan
Typology
Religious Architecture › Mosque
Located in the city of Dammam, KSA, the Disconnect-to-Connect proposal for Retal Mosque Design Competition which has been selected among the shortlisted projects, emerges as an icon, which intends to continue the symbolic power that the mosque represents with the pretention of expressing new modernity, a new concept of mosque architecture.
Project name
Disconnect to Connect Mosque
Architecture firm
Elshareef Kabbashi
Location
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Elshareef Kabbashi
Visualization
Elshareef Kabbashi
Client
Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture, AIA - Retal Mosque Design Competition - RMDC
Typology
Religious › Mosque
What is a mosque? For a Muslim to pray, all he needs is a clean place and a direction toward the Kaaba. But the function of the mosque has a much more significant role, a space that reframes the spaces to encourage community use alongside its purpose as a sacred worship space.
Project name
Riyadh Mosque
Location
Riyadh Village, Abu Kabir, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, V-ray, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Nik Collection
Principal architect
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Design team
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel, Tarek Wagih
Collaborators
Ahmed Marie
Visualization
Abdallah Mekkawi, Abdelrahman Adel
Client
Riyadh Village Community
Typology
Religious › Mosque
HOLOPLOT delivers one-of-a-kind audio solution for monumental Egyptian Mosque. HOLOPLOT has provided its audio expertise and X1 Matrix Array sound system for the 10.000sqm Misr Mosque in Egypt. The project features a fully concealed sound system with drastically reduced speaker positions.
Written by
Iris Herscovici
This Mosque originally manifested for the purpose of charity: to provide shelter and education to underprivileged Muslim children from the local community. The undertaking was initiated entirely by DS2 design studio in Bengaluru, in response to a growing need for a non-confirmative education system that would enable children to look out for themsel...
Architecture firm
DS2 Architecture
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Principal architect
Mueen Haris
Typology
Religious › School, Educational institution
The task of designing a place of worship, regardless of the faith, is a phenomenal challenge for any architect. For us as a team, this endeavour triggered a deep and lengthy journey into the history of humanity, the evolution of religion, the rise of Islam
Project name
New Preston Mosque
Architecture firm
AIDIA STUDIO
Location
Preston, Lancashire, UK
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Design team
Emilio Vásquez Hoppenstedt, Rodrigo Wulf Sánchez
Visualization
AIDIA STUDIO
Client
Charitable Trust in Preston, RIBA Competitions
Typology
Religious Architecture › Mosque
The Islamic Centre of Babylon is a project where the history and future getting along with each other. It’s a place to meet, discuss, express your ideas. I always saw that the Islamic centers is more than just a typical building that you read about the Islamic views. I
Project name
Babylon Islamic Centre
Architecture firm
Visuality Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Yasser Agha
Collaborators
Zinah Alallaf
Client
Babylon Investment Department
Status
In progress, under discussion
Typology
Religious Architecture
Sterling Presser Architects + Engineers has designed The Iconic Mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Project name
The Iconic Mosque
Architecture firm
Sterling Presser Architects + Engineers
Location
Creek Harbour, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Nicolas Sterling and Elke Sterling-Presser
Design team
Nicolas Sterling and Elke Sterling-Presser
Visualization
Render Art / visuals atelier, renderart.eu
Status
Competition Proposal
Typology
Religious Architecture, Mosque, International Competition
