1. Islamic architecture
Common interpretations of Islamic architecture include the following:
Human and animal forms are not to be depicted in decorative art. Foliage is a frequent motif but typically stylized or simplified for the same reason.
Arabic Calligraphy is used to enhance the interior of a building by providing quotations from the Qur'an.
Islamic architecture has been called the "architecture of the veil" because the beauty lies in the inner spaces (courtyards and rooms) which are not visible from the outside.
Furthermore, the use of grandiose forms such as large domes, towering minarets, and large courtyards are for communal spaces.

2. Architecture Forms and Styles of mosques and buildings in Muslim countries
Iwan
Sahn
Gardens
Arabesque
Calligraphy

3. Contemporary Islamic Architecture
this building provides a boldly modern face to Islam by creatively re-interpreting the traditional form of the arabesque - a universally recognizable symbol of Islamic Art and Architecture. Contemporary materials such as fair-faced concrete and aluminum (for the intricate arabesque screens) are used to dramatic effect.

4. Modern theory of Islamic Architecture http://www. insipub
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13. Muslim Architect - SINAN PASHA
THE EARLY LIFE OF SINAN PASHA: Sinan Pasha is the most famous architect in the Islamic world.he was born on 14th April 1489 in Turkey.
he learned about engineering and architecture.He designed forts ,bridges and ships to carry soldiers and guns. In 1538, Sulthan Sulaiman gave him the job of royal architect. Sinan Pasha kept this job for fifty years. During that time he designed 79 Mosques 55 Schools ,34 palaces 19 hospitals, 46 poor houses and 7 Islamic schools.
Sinan Pasha's most famous building is the Selimiye Mosque near Istanbul. It was built for Sultan Suleiman's son, Sultan Selim .It was started in 1569 and finished in It was the biggest dome in the world at that time. Sinan Pasha died in 1588.

14. Hassan Fathy Hassan Fathy
Hassan Fathy (1900 – 1989, was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to re-establish the use of mud brick (or adobe) and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs.
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq

15. Fazlur Khan
Another example of modern Islamic architecture is the King Abdulaziz International Airport's Hajj Terminal, designed for pilgims on the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The terminal's Bangladeshi architect Fazlur Khan received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for "An Outstanding Contribution to Architecture for Muslims". Khan was also the inventor of the tube structure design used in all supertall skyscrapers since the 1960s.

16. Contemporary architecture
Europe's largest mosque - in Rome
Its postmodern decor is reserved; it has wide open spaces—corridors in the open air--and repetitious designs

17. It’s something of a miracle that the mosque, the largest in Europe, stands in Rome at all.
The architectural competition was won by Paolo Portoghesi (with his then partner Vittorio Gigliotti and Iraqi architect Sami Mousawi) in 1976 and the building opened in 1995, funded mainly by Saudi money.

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21. ISNA mesjid
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), based in Plainfield, Indiana, USA, is a Muslim umbrella group that describes itself as the largest Muslim organization in North America

22. Looking from the Santa Rosa de Lima ruins (remnants from an early 1700's Spanish settlement)
the cream-colored, domed roof line of the Dar al Islam Mosque and Madressa simultaneously floats above and merges into the landscape.
The juniper-studded mesa site is framed by the surrounding layers of arid hills and arroyos while in the distance often-snowcapped mountains linger among the scattered clouds that give one the enchanted vista Northern New Mexico is so well known for. Accessible from the highway via the unpaved County Road 155 and a private access to the site, one enters a dimension of wonder, of awe, and for numerous people a space of contemplative silence, all of which instills a fertile mood for the Dar al Islam extended summer programs.
Subject to our program needs we will consider requests by others to use the Dar al Islam facilities in Abiquiú for programs or workshops which are in harmony with our activities

23. The TARIC ISLAMIC CENTRE was established by the Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation (TARIC) and The World Islamic Call Society and is located at the busiest intersection in Canada

25. Interpretation
Is there such a thing as "Islamic" architecture? Style, culture, religion—what do we signify when we use this adjective? On the one hand, it is common to find the paired terms the "Abode of Islam" ( Dar al-Islam ) in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish primary sources.
The Islamic Caliphate and its successor states, stretching from Spain to North India, did rely on an ideology of unity.
Unlike the Roman Empire, the early Caliphate had no model of architecture or town planning to export from its Arabian heartland. And where built elements did exist, it is difficult to discern the dividing line between Arab and Islamic culture.
The focus is in on prescriptive codes of conduct as outlined in and interpreted from the Qur'an, Hadith and previous juridical decisions.
If we are looking for an Islamic Architecture, we should focus on architectural elements that facilitate codes of conduct within the multiple regional and historical contexts of the Islamic world
Use of the term Islamic architecture then signals us to pay close attention to the means by which diverse peoples across the world integrate cultural-historical contexts, regional styles, functional needs, and environmental possibilities with their religious practices.