Decoding the cultural lives of monuments and the many meanings that accrue to them in time has been vital to art historical inquiry. In this framework, this dissertation explores the composite meanings constructed around the 13th-14th century madrasas (theological seminaries) co…
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In this age of globalization and environmental crises, the ethical desire to design appropriately for a place, its climate and people through proper technology is increasing. The major problem that results from globalization is losing the local identity. The loss of identity in …
This dissertation focuses on the development of Islamic architecture in Asia Minor (today's Turkey) throughout the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It proposes a study of the architecture of medieval Anatolia within the parameters of cross-cultural exchange, and of tra…
This study is an attempt to relate space and social values. The empirical focus of the study is the city in Islamic culture as exemplified in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia. I present an analysis of the values and world view underlying the concept of the Medina such as the metapho…
This thesis focuses on the architectural factors responsible for the Islamic ideal city to emerge, develop and be sustained. The research specifically examines the spatial and architectonic features of Safavid Isfahan from its genesis to its culmination as the ideal of the capit…
Many scholars have discussed the relationship between architecture and music. Design methodologies have been created to highlight this intersection, attempting to attain the sublime. While architecture theorists have used western music as a foundation, this thesis aims to invest…
Nurbanu (1525-1583) was a prominent figure in Ottoman society and a great patron of imperial projects of charity, yet her record has not been studied in depth. This study concentrates on the Atik Valide Mosque Complex, which constitutes the architectural embodiment of Nurbanu's …
Sex segregation, particularly one that is reinforced in the name of religion, is often blamed for fortifying gender discrimination in society as a whole. This dissertation examines this assumption in Islamic society and investigates how such segregation may actually benefit Musl…
In Cairo and Damascus, the Ahl al-bayt are commemorated in a variety of shrines and mosques, small and large, old and of recent date. Many of these shrines and mosques are still standing and are being used today; some have been lost and others are neglected or in ruins. My disse…