page_title: Mahmoud Bodo Rasch
section_title: Projects (Selected)
hierarchical_section_title: Mahmoud Bodo Rasch / Projects (Selected)
caption_attribution_description: English: Shading Project for the Piazza of the Holy Prophet's Mosque in Madinah: 250 retractable umbrellas were placed in groups of 2 to 15 units, covering an area of 150,000 m² and providing shade for 300,000 pilgrims.
context_page_description: Mahmoud Bodo Rasch is a German architect who specializes in the construction of large convertible umbrellas and lightweight structures. He is founder and owner of SL Rasch GmbH Special and Lightweight Structures with branches in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina.
context_section_description: 1972-80 Research and teaching in Germany, Italy, USA and Saudi Arabia
  1980 Dissertation “The Tent Cities of the Hajj”
  1981 Mountain tents for Muna Valley, Saudi Arabia. With Sami Angawi and Frei Otto
  1985 Scientific studies “Climatic research for convertible roofs in Saudi Arabia“
  1986 Scientific studies “Simulation and analysis of crowd movement during pilgrimage in the Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia”
  1987 Prototypes for 5x5m solar-powered umbrellas
  1987 Toldo for the Quba Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
  1988 Convertible roof for the open-air theater in Wiltz, Luxembourg
  1990 Tent structures for “Thuwal Palace” beach residence on the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
  1991 27 sliding domes for the courtyards of the Prophet´s Holy Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
  1992 12 large convertible umbrellas (17x18m) in the two large courts of the Prophet´s Holy Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia 
  1992 Integrated lighting system for the Piazza of the Prophet´s Holy Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
  1994 Convertible umbrellas for the Castle of Wasseralfingen, Germany
  1995 Domes for the Guekdepe Mosque, Turkmenistan,
  1996 Venice Biennale, Starwave tent and 5x5m umbrellas, Venice, Italy
  1996 “Jubilee ship”, pneumatic structure for the Academy of Arts, Berlin
  1997 Tents for beach palace in Obhur, Saudi Arabia
  1998 “Maqam Ibrahim“ shrine for the al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  1999 Convertible tent for the  Robinson Club Fuerteventura, Spain
  1999 Domes and lighting system for “Majid Wilayah Persekutuan”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  1999 Domes for Putra Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia
  1999 Fireproof tents for the Muna Tent City, Saudi Arabia
  2000 Round tents for a showroom in Leonberg, Germany
  2000 Convertible umbrellas (16mx16m) in front of Al Hussein Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
  2000 “Kaaba Stairs” movable stairs for the “Kaaba”, al-Haram Shareef Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  2000 Venezuela Pavilion Expo 2000, Hannover
  2001 Tanzbrunnen Cologne, renovation of the tent membrane
  2001 “Sail Island” sail structures on the Red Sea, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  2002 Toldo, Villa d`Este, Rome, Italy
  2002 Convertible umbrellas, Hotel d´Angleterre, Lausanne, Switzerland
  2002 “Minbar”, movable minbar for al-Haram Shareef Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  2004 Convertible roof for castle ruins, Scherenburg, Germany
  2004 Khourais Road Retail Center, roof tent structure Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  2004 Umbrella for the “Stuttgarter Schlossplatz”, design with Frei Otto
  2007 Tent structures and lighting system, Royal Terminal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  2007 Convertible umbrellas, Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados
  2008 Convertible umbrellas (29x29m) Royal Terminal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  2009-2012 Tower tents on the Abraj Al Bait Towers, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  2011 250 convertible umbrellas (26x26m) for the Prophet´s Holy Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
  2012 “ Royal Clock Tower”, clock and tower-top of the Abraj Al Bait Towers, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  2013 Convertible umbrellas in Sundance Square , Fort Worth , Texas
caption: Umbrellas on the Piazza of the Prophet´s Holy Mosque in Medina
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