The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...

Lighting up in the dark on Ramadan evenings is a beautiful structure with a Moroccan and Andalusian touch, that never fails to catch the eyes of passersby and residents in Ajman. The Amina Bint Ahmad ...

Dr Sam Bowker teaches ART240: 'Introduction to Islamic Art & Design' for Charles Sturt University. He is also a member of the Historians of Islamic Art Association. This article is based on a public ...

The main objective of this award is the development of contemporary architectural design of mosques, throughout a specialized and classified database. Moreover, it encourages the architects to create ...

The Architectural Awards are very important for the architectural industry, and for innovative architectural design in general, and as an organization responsible for global architectural awarding, ...

Some places don't just sit there, waiting to be admired, they grab you by the collar and demand your attention. The kind that makes you stop mid-step, blink a few times, and whisper, No way, this is ...

Abu Dhabi, June 2nd, 2011 (WAM) -- The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a unique architectural monument which reflects the essence of Islamic architecture, said the Arabic-language satellite news channel ...