The contemporary mosque
Subtitle: architects, clients, and designs since the 1950s
By: Renata Holod and Hasan-Uddin Khan ; with the assistance of Kimberly Mims.
Contributors: Khan, Hasan-Uddin.; Mims, Kimberly.
Publisher: Rizzoli; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Mosques; Architecture, Islamic; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century; Regionalism in architecture; Architects and patrons
Description: The Contemporary Mosque features over 70 mosques designed and built since the 1950s throughout the Islamic world and for Muslim communities in other countries.

This survey of the contemporary scene presents projects ranging from buildings commissioned by wealthy private individuals and local Muslim communities to imposing State Mosques serving as symbols of national prestige. Mosques with strikingly modern designs for which the latest materials and construction techniques have been used contrast with examples in regional architectural styles - notably in Southeast Asia and West Africa - using traditional materials.

Color photographs of the mosques and of their richly detailed interiors are complemented by architectural plans and drawings and a text outlining the individual design briefs and solutions, together with a background history for each project.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-284) and index.
Simultaneously published in London under title: The mosque and the modern world : architects, patrons, and designs since the 1950s.