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As an architect who is also a regular at conferences and symposiums, I usually have someone ask me if I do 'Islamic architecture“. While I understand what they mean, I do not understand the term ”Islamic architecture“. Here are some interesting discussions which took place on ArchNet regarding ”Islamic architecture“
What is Islamic architecture?
Why do we say ”Islamic“ architecture?
Why Islamic architecture?
”Islamic“ architecture
Yesterday while browsing the Internet, as I am apt to do when sleep is elusive, I came across an article that articulates the problems and dangers posed by the collapsing of pluralities into a singular identity. The article entitled, ”What Clash of Civilizations“ was written by Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor at Harvard University and the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. The article is featured online at Slate.com
The article, while not addressing the question of Islamic architecture, does tackle the idea of the considering the world in groupings based strictly on religious identities. It does, I believe have great bearing on this topic which can be expanded to other disciplines.
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