advisor: dr.alberto perez-gomez

saimasubhani@hotmail.com
                                                               
 

dome

courtyard
 
   
In this exploration, a single sheet of paper is transformed through cuts and folds and made to represent the very traditional components of a mosque. The attempt is to abstract these symbols and to investigate their formal qualities. Also, the question is raised as to how much these elements serve as identity markers and how much is reserved to a more functional purpose.
minaret
mihrab
fountain
   

prayer hall

 
 
qiblah wall
minbar
     

design research and methodology school of architecture mcgill university