Assignment: You will be asked to sketch at a range of sites and locations in Fez and the Middle Atlas. Please examine the following ideas drawing connections and conclusion between the various sites and subjects. In addition you should investigate the practices of Islamic culture and religion and how they are manifested in the architecture and built environment.
Inside/Outside and the mediation between
Sacred/Profane
Centers/Edges
Direction/Orientation
Veil/ Reveal
Please consider the following architectural elements and how they might support or articulate the above concepts.
Threshold
Gate
Screen
Porch
Fabric
Skin
Contrast
Layers
Light
Shadow
Your investigation should be lucid and focused. Please establish a consistent framework and visual and textual language in which to analyze and communicate your findings.
Readings:
Hoag, John D. Islamic Architecture. Rizzoli: New York, New York. (Pg 38 – 62)
Kazimee, Bashir and Rahmani, Ayad. Place, Meaning and Form in the architecture and Urban Structure of
Eastern Islamic Cities. Edwin Mellen Press: Lewiston. (Chapters 1-3)
***Additional Handouts may be issued
Inside/Outside and the mediation between
Sacred/Profane
Centers/Edges
Direction/Orientation
Veil/ Reveal
Please consider the following architectural elements and how they might support or articulate the above concepts.
Threshold
Gate
Screen
Porch
Fabric
Skin
Contrast
Layers
Light
Shadow
Your investigation should be lucid and focused. Please establish a consistent framework and visual and textual language in which to analyze and communicate your findings.
Readings:
Hoag, John D. Islamic Architecture. Rizzoli: New York, New York. (Pg 38 – 62)
Kazimee, Bashir and Rahmani, Ayad. Place, Meaning and Form in the architecture and Urban Structure of
Eastern Islamic Cities. Edwin Mellen Press: Lewiston. (Chapters 1-3)
***Additional Handouts may be issued
Sketches in order from top to bottom: Josh Humphries, Stacey Carbone, Kevin Mcnamara
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