This is a research project that adopts document analysis methods and procedures that includes documenting, analyzing, producing, and presenting orally a critical chronological interpretation of islamic architectural history as it advances over prominent Islamic periods. Throughout the entire project, our group has selected spain timeline to carry out our analysis regarding the seven principles of Islamic architecture in order to understand more on its influences of Islamic cultural and belief to architectural design and construction.
My chosen building is named Alcazar of Seville and the outcome is as below:
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Throughout this assignment, I've learnt the seven principles in detail: -
1) Architecture as Tawhid: Unity & Uniquity of Allah
2) Architecture of Ihtiram: Respect
3) Architecture with Ikhlas: Sincerity
4) Architecture as Pursuit of 'Ilm: Knowledge
5) Architecture for Iqtisad: Balance
6) Architecture of Haya': Modesty
7) Architecture as Dikr: Remembrance
This assignment taught me the methods of how Islamic principles are translated into architectural way. Every single principles utilizes different architectural styles, for example like interpretation on the repetition of columns, the application of reflective pool, islamic inscription and etc. These indeed gave me a strong spiritual sense whereby the design of the buildings are all came with a very strong conceptual principle behind.
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