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November 18 is the annual International Day of Islamic Art proclaimed at the 40th session…
Researchers from an international collaboration have succeeded in creating a “protein cage”—a nanoscale structure that…
A pattern from the @agakhanmuseum in Toronto Canada. I love how this pattern is seen…
The University of Alberta in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum and the Aga Khan…
Photographs of Courtyard and Interior Details: Victoria Hall (IIS and AKU Student Residence). Kings Cross, London, UK – Photo by Nadia Bhamani, via Hussein Charania.
Geometry is an important element common in Islamic landscapes. The geometric structure of this garden acts as a framework for the local wetlands and honours the ridges of sand dunes that were once an ancient glacial lake.
The most tweeted Archnet link in 2016: A collection of Drawings of Islamic Monuments. …
The renowned French architect Jean Nouvel begins his ambitious projects with small, sparse sketches that…
“At the basis of the Muslim religion was the fundamental concept of nature’s unity and…
In Islamic art, geometric patterns were combined, interlaced, and arranged in intricate combinations, thus becoming one of the most distinguishing features of the art.
Shakil Akram Khan’s Islamic Geometric Works at the Aga Khan Museum
Ever wonder how the Islamic geometric design took shape … this is a fascinating video…
Geometric patterns, calligraphy, and vegetal patterns comprise the non-figural decoration in Islamic art. Although geometric ornamentation…
Ibn Al-Haytham (965-1039), known as Alhazen in the West, was a philosopher, physicist, and mathematician.…
Al-Biruni, was born in 973 in Khwarizm, Uzbekistan. His father, a distinguished mathematician and astronomer,…
Islamic art describes the art created specifically in the service of the faith such as…
Earlier this week at Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT and about a month ago at…
In a series of conversations held by Ismailimail while reporting from Toronto, we share an account of…
Aga Khan Museum is sure to delight the senses, amongst other things, with the interplay…
From The Independent By Steve Connor, Science Editor Friday, 23 February 2007 The decorative tilework…
This post is in addition to the earlier post. —- Decagonal quasicrystal geometry, first understood…
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