Architecture

Mosque And Islamic Cultural Center

Nowara Alawamy
Benghazi University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Benghazi
Libya

Project idea

The main idea is to design an open and transparent space
within a basic paradigm where people can find peace and
tranquility and connect themselves with their surroundings.

Project description

The mosque is a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying , A Muslim can pray anywhere, if there is no water available for a Muslim’s ablution, just perform ablution using clean sand or clean earth, face the qiblah and pray

Technical information

The design is simply a semi-cube main prayer hall topped by a dome and surrounded by the rest of the cultural elements of the project, the formations are concrete blocks of pure white color with glass and gilded metal.

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