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Sinan’s Acoustical Technology |
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By: Prof. Mutbul Kayili, Mon 04 June, 2007
This article gives the the results of a research project studying the acoustical properties of several Ottoman mosques designed by Mimar Sinan in the 16th century. The results of measurements concerning several of these mosques are provided and analysed. Important conclusions are deduced from this carefully conducted analysis, demonstrating the innovative designs of in-built acoustical systems.
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A Discovery in Architecture: 15th Century Islamic Architecture Presages 20th Century Mathematics |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 26 February, 2007
This article relates the discovery by two American scholars, Paul J. Steinhardt and Peter J. Lu (respectively from the department of physics at Princeton and Harvard universities) that medieval Islamic artists produced intricate decorative patterns using geometrical techniques that were not understood by Western mathematics until the 20th century.
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Influence of Acoustic Data in Architectural Design |
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By: FSTC Ltd, Wed 25 May, 2005
Sinan's is renowned for its success in the acoustic design of mosques is. Read further to discover the development of applications and technology covering acoustic knowledge within two great Mosques in Sinan.
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Ribat of Soussa, Muslim invention of rib vaulting? |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 23 February, 2003
In the Ribat (defensive engineering structures) of Port Soussa one finds evidence showing the early use of ribbed valuting by Muslims. Such a technique was not used in Europe until the 11th century, some 200 years after their use in Soussa.
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Interior Architecture of Desert Climate |
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By: Mr. Hadi Ali Shateh, Mon 28 October, 2002
Mr. Hadi Ali Shateh discusses design solutions adopted in regions of desert climate and analyses the arrangements made in the interior architecture of houses of Gadames city, Libya.
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The Pointed Arch |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 17 January, 2002
The first appearance of the pointed arch in the Muslim World was traced to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but the Palace of Ukhaidir - Iraq remains the first building where the pointed arch was used constructively and systematically.
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The Horseshoe and Transverse Arches |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 17 January, 2002
The first Muslim adaptation and modification of the design of the arch occurred in the invention of the horseshoe type. Further development came in the 8th century when Muslims used, for the first time, the transverse arch in the Palace of Ukhaidir.
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The Arch That Never Sleeps |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 17 January, 2002
Rabah Saoud Perhaps no culture mastered the design and use of the arch more than the Muslims. Inheriting earlier arch forms from the Greeks and the Romans, Muslims developed a variety of new shapes including the horseshoe, multi-foil, pointed and the ogee arches. The passion they had for this motif is due to the regularly mystical/symbolic meanings associated with it, as well as its functional advantages. Their architecture uses it as a major structural and decorative feature. The arch soon spread to all cultures progressively becoming a global architectural motif. This article explores the significance of the arch, Muslims' understanding of it, and its transfer to Europe.
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