Selections from an Exhibition on Islamic Architecture - I

‘Mithaal-e-Mulk-e-Abad’- 

The Time-less Message of Islamic Architecture – 

An Exhibition exploring its Philosophy, Principles, Symbolism & Methods

This exhibition was designed and produced at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects for an International Conference of Islamic Art & Architecture held at National College of Arts, Lahore in November 2008. In the next few posts we would like to share some of these panels. 

Panel 00-Introduction 

Panel 01-Background

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Panel 02 -Background

Panel 03 -Principles of Islamic Art

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Selections from an Exhibition on Islamic Architecture - II

‘Mithaal-e-Mulk-e-Abad’- 

The Time-less Message of Islamic Architecture – 

An Exhibition exploring its Philosophy, Principles, Symbolism & Methods

This exhibition was designed and produced at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects for an International Conference of Islamic Art & Architecture held at National College of Arts, Lahore in November 2008. In the next few posts we would like to share some of these panels. 

Panel 05-Architecture- Symbolism 

Panel 09-Architecture- Methods

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Panel 13 -Case Studies (A medieval Family of Architects)
Panel 14 -Case Studies (Master Mason Haji Abdul Aziz)

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More Muqarnas Studies

Left: Study Model for a Minar Muqarnas based on a Minar at Timur's Tomb in Samarqand (1398-1404).
Model by: Zeeshan & Sibtain, 5th year students at BNU's Architecture Dept. interning at KKM architects for the summer.

Minar at Timur's Tomb Samarqand