Sustainability in Islamic architecture

This paper discusses a conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture. Some major segments of such framework are elucidated along the theoretical, or philosophical, rather than empirical, lines. Firstly, the need for sustainable architecture is outlined. That is followed by discussi...

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Main Author:	Spahic, Omer
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	The Islamic Cultural Center and London Central Mosque 2016
Subjects:	BP160 General works on Islam
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spelling	iium-517922017-04-13T04:25:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/ Sustainability in Islamic architecture Spahic, Omer BP160 General works on Islam This paper discusses a conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture. Some major segments of such framework are elucidated along the theoretical, or philosophical, rather than empirical, lines. Firstly, the need for sustainable architecture is outlined. That is followed by discussing the concepts of man and the natural environment in Islam and how central those concepts are to the Islamic message and Islamic civilization, the latter serving as a physical manifestation and evidence of the former. Then, some main conceptual implications of the two concepts for sustainability in Islamic architecture are explained. The significance of the notion of the universality of the Islamic message for sustainability is also highlighted. The paper concludes that sustainable architecture needs to address not only environmental and economic, but also social, educational and spiritual concerns of people. This is especially applicable to Islamic architecture because of the role of its multi-tiered orb as facilities and, at the same time, a physical locus of the actualization of Islam as a comprehensive way of life. It also represents the identity, as well as a microcosm, of Islamic culture and civilization. The ideas of sustainability and architecture in Islam are inseparable on account of the significance of the Islamic principles of man, nature, life, comprehensive excellence and the universality of the Islamic cause, which constitute a conceptual framework for such a synthesis. The Islamic Cultural Center and London Central Mosque 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/1/51792_Sustainability_in_Islamic_Architecture.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/3/51792_Sustainability%20in%20Islamic%20architecture_Scopus.pdf Spahic, Omer (2016) Sustainability in Islamic architecture. Islamic Quarterly, 60 (1). pp. 79-107. ISSN 0021-1842 http://www.iccuk.org/downloads/IQ_Contents_60-1.pdf
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description	This paper discusses a conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture. Some major segments of such framework are elucidated along the theoretical, or philosophical, rather than empirical, lines. Firstly, the need for sustainable architecture is outlined. That is followed by discussing the concepts of man and the natural environment in Islam and how central those concepts are to the Islamic message and Islamic civilization, the latter serving as a physical manifestation and evidence of the former. Then, some main conceptual implications of the two concepts for sustainability in Islamic architecture are explained. The significance of the notion of the universality of the Islamic message for sustainability is also highlighted. The paper concludes that sustainable architecture needs to address not only environmental and economic, but also social, educational and spiritual concerns of people. This is especially applicable to Islamic architecture because of the role of its multi-tiered orb as facilities and, at the same time, a physical locus of the actualization of Islam as a comprehensive way of life. It also represents the identity, as well as a microcosm, of Islamic culture and civilization. The ideas of sustainability and architecture in Islam are inseparable on account of the significance of the Islamic principles of man, nature, life, comprehensive excellence and the universality of the Islamic cause, which constitute a conceptual framework for such a synthesis.
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title	Sustainability in Islamic architecture
title_short	Sustainability in Islamic architecture
title_full	Sustainability in Islamic architecture
title_fullStr	Sustainability in Islamic architecture
title_full_unstemmed	Sustainability in Islamic architecture
title_sort	sustainability in islamic architecture
publisher	The Islamic Cultural Center and London Central Mosque
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/1/51792_Sustainability_in_Islamic_Architecture.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/51792/3/51792_Sustainability%20in%20Islamic%20architecture_Scopus.pdf
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