Patterns from the Al Aqsa Mosque
Explore geometric patterns from the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. This site is unique in that construction of its various buildings spanned a number of Islamic caliphates, including the Umayyad, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Craftspeople and artisans not only applied geometric patterns across time, but also a variety of materials, including woodwork, marble, glass, and stucco carving. This course gives students an understanding of how the fundamentals of Islamic geometry were used to create a beautiful place of worship, across different buildings and time periods. We will look at how patterns from the same family are expressed in different ways as stars or rosettes and also how patterns from different Islamic periods share the same construction.
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Explore geometric patterns from the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. This site is unique in that construction of its various buildings spanned a number of Islamic caliphates, including the Umayyad, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Craftspeople and artisans not only applied geometric patterns across time, but also a variety of materials, including woodwork, marble, glass, and stucco carving. This course gives students an understanding of how the fundamentals of Islamic geometry were used to create a beautiful place of worship, across different buildings and time periods. We will look at how patterns from the same family are expressed in different ways as stars or rosettes and also how patterns from different Islamic periods share the same construction.
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