Lecture 4: Mosques and Madrasas in the Islamic World

This lecture focuses on:

one of the crucial building types that evolved under Islam, the mosque;
the collegiate mosque, madrasa;
the variety of architectural adaptations of the mosque to local contexts through the presentation of examples from both ‘high’ and ‘peripheral’ Islamic traditions aiming at providing a comprehensive understanding of such significant heritage and living architecture; and
the historical background, architectural details and regeneration projects of Masjid al-Ayn in Oman, Aqsunqur Mosque (blue mosque) in Cairo and Amiriya Madrasa in Yemen.