La Mezquita, Córdoba, Spain
La Mezquita Plan
Plan of La Mezquita with indication of view in animation
Umayyad, Damascus, Syria
Umayyad Plan
Plan of Umayyad with indication of view in animation
Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt
Al-Azhar Plan
Plan of Al-Azhar with indication of view in animation

Arabic and Islamic Architecture

  • Site: Spain, Egypt and Syria
  • Time: From 2005 to 2012
  • Program: Spatial analysis and concepts
  • Project type: Research

Studies of the spatial structure in traditional mosques related to bodily movements in this space.

With the support of DanishArts (Statens Kunstfond) and the Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria I travelled and studied several mosques. Especially:

- La Mezquita (784-) in Córdoba, Spain

- Al-Azhar (982-) in Cairo, Egypt

- Umayyad (784-) in Damascus, Syria