Malatya City Hall, more than just a city hall in Malatya, Turkey

Designed by Alp Architects & Planners Ltd, Malatya City Hall, more than just a city hall is located in Malatya, Turkey. The avant-garde design of the ten-floor, 20,000-sq-m main block is conceived as a double-skin elliptical form with a full-height central atrium space. The office spaces at both sides are described as elliptical arcs. The [...]

Tags: Alp Architects & Planners Ltd, Architecture, Atrium, high-tech style, Malatya, Malatya City Hall, Portland City Hall, Rooms, Turkey

Al-Irsyad Mosque in Kota Baru Parahyangan, Padalarang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Al-Irsyad Mosque, Kota Baru Parahyangan that located in Padalarang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, was designed by Urbane Indonesia. The primary shape of the mosque takes the form of a square, which seems the most efficient use of space since Muslims pray in straight rows facing a specific direction or the Qiblah.The structural columns are arranged in [...]

Tags: Al-Irsyad Mosque, Arabic architecture, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Minaret, Mosque, Shrines, Urbane Indonesia

Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Designed by Editorial, Masjid al-Haram Mosque is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most ancient and religious places in the world and the holiest city in Islam so it’s no surprise that the architects rumoured to be ‘redesigning’ the sacred ground are remaining shy about confirming their involvement. But shy is [...]

Tags: Ali Ahmed Mulla, Arabic architecture, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Hajj, Haram, Islam, Kaaba, Masjid al-Haram, Masjid al-Haram Mosque, Mecca, Mosque, Pilgrimage, Sharia

Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan

Serena Hotel that located in Islamabad, Pakistan, was designed by NAYYAR ALI DADA & ASSOCIATES. The Serena hotel buildings in Asia and Africa have been able to reflect the sensibilities of their respective locations and have been sympathetic to historical and cultural aspects through their unique expressions. The hotel in Islamabad posed a tall challenge [...]

Tags: Africa, Asia, City, Geography, Islamabad, Nayyar Ali Dada, NAYYAR ALI DADA & ASSOCIATES, Pakistan, Planned cities, Serena Hotel, Serena Hotels, South Asia, the Heritage

ADIA Designed to represent modern commerce and culture in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ADIA  Designed to represent modern commerce and culture that located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. The building is responsive to natural forces. Its “active” façade comprises three layers: a low-e-coated, double-glazed outer skin; a single-glazed internal skin; and a solar-controlled blind in the cavity. This composite provides [...]

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, building materials, e-coated, Energy conservation, Engineering, Glass, Heat transfer, Insulated glazing, Kohn Pedersen Fox, KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES P.C., Low-energy building, Mechanical engineering, Shading coefficient, Thermal protection, United Arab Emirates