Online Reflection 10

PROJECT 2 ANALYSIS

Putra Mosque, image source from http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/8013364277_b870baf407_z.jpg

Putrajaya that situated at south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia serves as a center of government that compliments the capital city. Within this modern city lays a gem of Islamic architecture called the Putra Mosque. The mosque was named in honor of the former and first Prime Minister of Malaysia Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al–Haj. Construction of the mosque began in June 1997 and was completed two years later in September 1999. Resting on the Putrajaya Lake, the mosque is situated next to the Perdana Putra which houses the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office.

Briefly on Putrajaya Mosque, the main influence of it is the Persian Islamic architecture of the Safavid period. The 116-metre minaret is influenced by the design of the Sheikh Omar mosque in Baghdad, while the basement wall of the mosque resembles that of the King Hassan mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The mosque gets its pink hue from the “rosa-j” Malaysian granite that offsets the cengal woodwork on the doors, windows and panels The prayer hall is elegant and simple and supported by 12 columns that prop a 36 meter diameter dome. The mimbar (pulpit) and mehrab (niche that denotes the direction of Mecca) are adorned with Islamic calligraphy. With the help of computers, intricate mosaics for the mosque were designed and produced locally. Even the sound system is state of the art, always giving the effect that the Imam’s voice is coming from right in front of you. The mosque itself can accommodate 10,000 worshipers and the courtyard outside an additional 5,000 people.

For project 2, my task is to analyze the principle of "remembrance" and "sincerity". Below are the powerpoint slides of my group:

Reference:

1) SOTA. (n.d.). Putra mosque : A world class architectural wonder. Retrieved from http:// travel.mylaunchpad.com.my/index.cfm? var_dir=destination.details&ID=A015AF93-188B-76AA-00A190908E0F95AF

2) ASIAN PICTURE. (n.d.). Putrajaya mosque, kuala lumpur, malaysia. Retrieved from http:// www.asianpictures.org/putrajaya_mosque.html

3) Faisal. (n.d.). Putra mosque. Retrieved from http://colour-of-putrajaya.blogspot.com/2009/12/ putra-mosque.html

4) Wazari Wazir. (2011, 11 7). Putra mosque. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ wazari/6321943447/

Mariane. (2013, 7 14). Pink mosque, putrajaya and blue mosque, selangor - day 3 in malaysia. Retrieved from http://thechroniclesofmariane.blogspot.com/2013/07/pink-mosque- putrajaya-and-blue-mosque.html

5) PUTRA GROUP. (n.d.). Putrajaya mosque, kuala lumpur, malaysia. Retrieved from http:// architectureinmalaysia.wikispaces.com/Putrajaya Mosque

While below attached is powerpoint slides of group works:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7iyrfk

And for video please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJnvq0W3nNY&feature=youtu.be

Throughout the entire course, I've learnt so much that I find it quite useful to study on how Islamic's principles have translated into architecture. I am deeply appreciate the chances and it also helps me a lot in other parts of my studies especially like studio. I've now be able to express myself either on how to sustain the original culture or the way of translating something into architectural way. Thanks to this course I am now finally be able to understand more of Islamic architecture as well as applying some of them in my further studies.