It takes the average reader 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres by Akel Ismail Kahera
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The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. "Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers" provides an easy to use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300 line drawings. Case studies of urban mosques in New York, Washington, Boston, and London and Birmingham amongst others demonstrate how mosques and Islamic centers have evolved to integrate into the urban scenario. The book shows how mosques fulfill multiple faith-based and social roles through their design; it provides a wide ranging, basic understanding of Islamic liturgical conventions and secular functions to enable the architect and designer to work with confidence. This book is the first dedicated design guide for Mosques and Islamic centers available. It features case studies from the USA, UK and Europe. It explains fundamental principles to make it easy to create viable design solutions for these exacting buildings that fulfill a range of social and religious roles. -- Publisher description.
Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres by Akel Ismail Kahera is 107 pages long, and a total of 27,499 words.
This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to read Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres aloud.
Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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