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It’s the final week to submit your abstract or workshop proposal to the 7th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture.   This year’s symposium is a joint collaboration between the Architecture and Design Research Laboratory at Porto Higher Arts School and the Portuguese Order of Architects – North Regional Section. We hope you’ll join us in Porto, between the 3rd and 6th of December, to discuss the connection between formal methods and architectural practice and how to bridge the gap between scientific endeavours and practical applications in everyday architectural work. Recognizing that architecture and urbanism requires both technological and artistic approaches, the 7th Symposium will address current challenges in these fields, including production, sustainability, design, representation, communication, and heritage. The potential and limitations of using formal methods to address these challenges will also be explored. Researchers, professionals, and students in the fields of architecture, urbanism, landscape design, civil engineering, and computer science are invited to attend. We invite the submission of research proposals that enhance and advance these and related themes using novel or established methodologies, case studies, theoretical and historical perspectives, analytical experiments, and other methods. We encourage contributions from a diverse range of fields, including proposals that explore non-traditional formats (e.g., artistic, performative, demonstrative, etc.).   In proposing a topic as broad as formal methods in architecture, we aim to facilitate the exchange and generation of knowledge through interdisciplinary communication.   Submit an abstract: https://lnkd.in/dxaQguFu Submit a workshop proposal: https://lnkd.in/dDw9z8hU   Learn more about the symposium, its previous editions and publications: https://lnkd.in/gGz5j_42

Influence of Islamic Culture on Modern Architecture in Europe Before WW2  02 1.1. Background The cultural significance of Islamic architecture in Europe during this period was great. There were many avenues of interest in Islamic culture that extended beyond architecture. One of the most profound, as well as one having a major impact on Europe, was the interest in the Arabic way of life and the discovery of ways to integrate European and Islamic societies. Architecture was one way in which this integration was visualized. This interest was something similar to a contemporary cultural exchange program and which in more recent years is much like the immigration of Arabic peoples into Europe with the intent of establishing cultural roots in a foreign land. The architecture in ancient Islamic culture and the architecture in Europe during the early to mid-20th century is not entirely dissimilar in that the buildings constructed represent a cultural identity and act as symbols of the societal values at the time of construction. These values will be analyzed through the study of Islamic influenced architecture in an attempt to compare and understand the culture that created them. Islamic culture has had a major and lasting influence on modern Europe. It has been appreciated, expressed, and incorporated in many ways by the European community. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the Islamic culture influenced European culture in many areas, including art and architecture. It has been said that modern Arabic architecture was taken to be experimental: an attempt at arriving at a contemporary language for a modern, self-confident state. At the time when European nation states were still trying to define their autonomy and independence, this was also the concern of Islamic states, at last breaking free from the long decline of the Ottoman Empire or from colonialist influence, and hoping to recover their own cultural identity.

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The Evolution of Mosque Architecture in Qatar: Blending Heritage with Innovation #2 The role of a mosque in Islamic society is far deeper than simply providing a place of worship. It is also a community center, an institution of education, and a forum for the expression of important community views. Qatar, with its need to balance the ever-increasing tradition of its UAE heritage with the demands of a modern society, provides the perfect microcosm for the study of the myriad different adaptations possible within the mosque paradigm. The research, focusing on a handful of key exemplars, seeks to provide a comprehensive documentation of this evolution. That the petition of a mosque results in a rhetorical continuum of 1,400 years is a testament to inherent fundamental truths. Yet, the need for this study is nonetheless important because this debate needs to evolve if it is to remain relevant. At the core of the problem is that while the principles governing the laws of Islam (the Shari’ah) are rooted in the Qur’an and in the Sunnah—the Way of the Prophet—personal interpretations of these texts—secondary sources (the Hadiths)—formulate substantial differences in the way mosques are used and perceived. *Existing research in the field of Islamic architecture focuses mainly on the general history and significance of Islamic architecture, the specific elements within mosques, or the symbolic language of Islamic architecture. This paper furthers the current body of knowledge of Islamic architecture, and more specifically, mosque architecture, by tracing the evolution of Qatari mosque design over time as well as the meaning of the specific design elements that these mosques typically incorporate. The aim is to understand not only how Qatari mosque design has shifted over time, but also why these changes have occurred and what they represent, and finally to use this understanding of the heritage of Qatari mosque design to make informed recommendations for the design of contemporary mosques. By achieving these objectives, the study will provide an understanding of the heritage of Qatari mosque architecture which will contribute to the existing knowledge base of Islamic architecture as compared to other typologies, and which bears its own specific significance.

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In this thrilling architectural showdown, we delve into the captivating world of Greek and Roman architecture. Through captivating visuals and insightful commentary, we'll guide you through the key elements to understand architecture as a language beyond styles, epochs and cultures. The two buildings express Two Archetypes: Archetype intended as an original model or pattern, a prototype but also as one of the inherited mental images postulated by Jung as the content of the collective unconscious. The exterior space: Trilithic archetype (Trilithic derive from Greek words tria=three and lithos = stone) the interior space: Cave archetype. When architecture enters the domain of the unconscious, give shape to archetypes that reproduce - through forms - the "deep structures" drawn from history and nature. Different linguistic principles descend from these two archetypes. Access my free webinar about Art And Science of the Space https://lnkd.in/dsK2Ewj2 https://lnkd.in/dB9nwjVW

Kharkiv School of Architecture joined the project "UREHERIT. Architects for Heritage in Ukraine: Recreating Identity and Memory" project by developing educational courses for architects on critical reconstruction and research of the heritage of Soviet modernism. Recently, the second conference of the project took place in Stockholm, which was attended by 11 associations of architects from different European countries. The discussion and panel were attended by representatives of the School of Architecture Daria Ozhyhanova, Director of the Bachelor's Program, and Iryna Matsevko, Rector and Lecturer at the KhSA. The panel discussions were intended to become a platform for interaction between European and Ukrainian experience in order to find adequate approaches to working with heritage. The topics of reconstruction and modernist heritage are particularly relevant for Ukraine today. Is it time to delve into the discussion of social values and the search for new meanings for modernist districts of Ukrainian cities now, in a time of war? Do modernist buildings, which are now being traumatized by the war, have a chance for a new life? What role can mass housing play in the context of holistic and sustainable recovery? These questions were discussed at one of the conference panels in which Iryna Matsevko took part. The panel "Capacity building with education and continuing professional development in practice", moderated by Daria Ozhyganova, was aimed at finding ways to meet the need for highly professional specialists and human resources when it comes to heritage preservation and post-war reconstruction in Ukraine.

Influence of Islamic Culture on Modern Architecture in Europe Before WW2  07 2.2. Influence of Islamic Architecture on European Architecture In the Medieval era following the Crusades, Europe saw an influx of Islamic artifacts and knowledge which came primarily through the conquest of Moorish Spain and Sicily. The Islamic artifacts and knowledge at this time would have been seen as a curiosity and luxury to the elite of European society. This likely led to a certain amount of European appropriation of Islamic culture. At this time, presumably the majority of Islamic influence would have been on the Spanish and Italian states, and this is evident in the widespread use of the Islamic arch and vaulting. While the knowledge of such architectural techniques may have been limited, it is clear that European architects attempted to emulate what they saw as exotic and oriental. This can be seen in the "Moorish" Renaissance style in Spain. An example of this is the palace of Alhambra in Granada where we can see Islamic designs overlaid on Christian architecture. The impact of specific Islamic designs on European architecture was largely limited to decoration, and it is likely that Europeans did not understand the engineering behind them. In a study of Islamic architecture and its influences on European architecture, it is first essential to differentiate between Islamic culture and the Muslim religion and understand how this cultural and societal influence occurred. Cultural influence is most clearly seen in artifacts, writings, and technologies and is best proven through an analysis of a particular time period in the influencer culture and that of the influenced. This assignment attempts to uncover exactly how much Islamic culture influenced European architecture during the time period following the first crusade up until the 18th century. This involved an analysis of Islamic influence on the Italian Renaissance through the Baroque movement and into the Enlightenment. This was also an important turning point in European architecture as it was when Europeans began to colonize and interact with peoples from different continents more than ever before. Refer to ( https://lnkd.in/dj4ERds6 )