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The spirit of Islam: a design brief for a central mosque in Wellington

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dc.contributor.author Gasim, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned 2011-07-03T23:55:46Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-26T23:11:31Z
dc.date.available 2011-07-03T23:55:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-26T23:11:31Z
dc.date.copyright 1987
dc.date.issued 1987
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/25156
dc.description.abstract After years of colonial domination the Islamic world is now undergoing a tremendous wave of resurgence. Traditional Islamic societies are waking up to their cultural and religious heritage. This Islamic resurgence is clearly felt in small minority communities who are living within the Western social system such as in New Zealand. Their attempts to establish an identity has seen the construction of two mosques in New Zealand in addition to the formation of a number of regional organisations as well as a national Muslim federation. Wellington has the second largest Muslim population in New Zealand. At present a refurbished house is being used for prayers and other religious as well as social gatherings. The house is now too small to accommodate the full congregation on important festivals such as Eid and the community has long since outgrown the facilities available within this house leading to an urgent need for facilities of a more permanent nature. This report sets out to study traditional mosque architecture as a basis for formulating a design brief for a Central Mosque in Wellington. It aims to determine those aspects of traditional Islamic architecture which are relevant and important for building in New Zealand. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.title The spirit of Islam: a design brief for a central mosque in Wellington en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Bachelors Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Architecture en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Bachelor Of Architecture en_NZ


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