A \u2018futuresque\u2019 mosque reimagining Islamic architecture has been approved by local authorities and may now be constructed in Bahrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the project architect Mr. Karimi, \u201cThe proposal pushes the relationship of architectural elements to one another investigating the elasticity of the mosque type.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe centre point of the dome, typically placed over the main prayer area of a mosque, is moved to the courtyard, making the central garden the focal point of the mosque. The prayer space sits below a part of the perforated dome, allowing light to enter from the roof and providing natural daylight which changes with the movement of the sun throughout the year,\u201d he added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mosque, to be built in Hamala, has been given the green light by the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf (Endowments) Ministry, which approved the engineering plans submitted by Gulf House Engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A \u2018futuresque\u2019 mosque reimagining Islamic architecture has been approved by local authorities and may now be constructed in Bahrain. According to the project architect Mr. Karimi, \u201cThe proposal pushes the relationship of architectural elements to one another investigating the elasticity of the mosque type.\u201d \u201cThe centre point of the dome, typically placed over the main …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,31],"tags":[54,214],"class_list":["post-89917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bahrain","category-news","tag-bahrain","tag-mosque"],"yoast_head":"\n