Design criteria for mosques and Islamic centers : art, architecture, and worship

Foreword Chapter One: Interpreting Precedents The First Mosque Origins and Later development Designing the American Mosque The Urban Mosque : Case Studies The Islamic Center of New York, Manhattan, NYC The Islamic Center Washington DC Islamic Center, Miami An Urban Mosque Boston, Massachusetts Abiqui, New Mexico Regents Park Mosque, London Birmingham Central Mosque Rome Mosque Paris Mosque Chapter Two: Site Planning Response to Site & Regional Context Geometry of the Site Chapter Three: Regulating Geometries Design Elements The Elements of Composition Geometry of the Plan Structure and Structural Systems Chapter Four: Enclosure and Architectural Configuration Orientation and Movement Materials and Surface treatment Proportion and Scale Details: mihrab, minaret, mimbar, ablution fountains Chapter Five: A Word About Ornament Index Appendix Glossary of Terms