A conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance of the concepts of man and the environment
In this paper, I have identified and briefly examined two Islamic concepts which constitute the nucleus of the conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture. The two concepts are: 1) man as the vicegerent (khalifah) on earth, and 2) natural environment as both a field and means for...
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Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM)
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/3346/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3346/5/A_conceptual_framework_for_sustainability_in_Islamic_Architecture.pdf |