Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture

Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture By Valerie Gonzalez
Publisher: I. B. Tauris 2001 | 160 Pages | ISBN: 1860646913 | PDF | 31 MB

Five essays explore aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present day artists and philosophers. Tracing the roots of Islamic aesthetics back to the works of the philosophers of the Middle Ages such as Avicenna and Averroes, Valerie Gonzalez finds that aesthetic theory in Islam must be seen within the much wider context of parallel thinking on theology, ethics, physics, and metaphysics. She balances her analysis of this philosophy (moral, logical, and scientific) of beauty with the equally important analysis of the perceptual experience of beauty.


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Architecture and Polyphony: Building in the Islamic World Today

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Citation	Baker, Philippa (ed.). Architecture and Polyphony: Building in the Islamic World Today. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, The Ninth Award Cycle. London: Thames and Hudson; Geneva: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 2004.
Author/Editor	Philippa Baker (ed.)
Publication Date	2004
Copyright	Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Thames & Hudson
Language	English
File Type and Size	application/pdf/87.98 MB
Description	Architecture and Polyphony: Building in the Islamic World Today covers the Ninth Award Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. At no time in recent history have architecture, urban planning, rehabilitation, and reconstruction been as important to the Islamic world as they are today. With great opportunities to engender positive change and build better places for everyone, architects are responding to local challenges with understanding and innovation, with global outlook and vernacular and innovative forms. These multifaceted achievements include restoration, landscape design, infrastructure and urban planning, and new buildings. Bringing to international attention the work of architects, artisans, designers, planners and visionaries who have produced significant projects for Muslim societies since 1977, the triennial Aga Khan Award for Architecture celebrates outstanding contributions to architectural design, local construction and the revivification of historic cities. In this, the ninth Award cycle, an independent Jury comprising architects, engineers, artists, historians, philosophers and urban planners has selected seven projects to reflect the rich diversity of Muslim architecture today. With 280 illustrations. [Source: Architecture and Polyphony]

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