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British Mosques
By (author) Christopher Turner, Edited by Christopher Turner, Edited by Ella Kilgallon, Contributions by Julie Marsh
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This book, a collaboration between the Victoria and Albert Museum and the University of Westminster, captures the British mosque at a pivotal moment in its history. There are 1,800 mosques in the UK today – mostly converted from terraced houses, libraries, cinemas and supermarkets. Now, these improvised spaces are beginning to disappear, as Muslim communities replace them with purpose-built structures. This timely exploration of the British mosque reveals how ad-hoc adaptations have evolved into a uniquely British-Islamic architecture, tracing its development through waves of twentieth-century migration, and further back to the Orientalist visions of Victorian collectors. Born out of two projects at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the V&A, British Mosques brings together perspectives from curators, architects and artists. Using approaches ranging from archival study to site-specific installations and 3D scanning, together they tell the story of a hybrid architecture that has quietly found its place in Britain’s urban landscape. British Mosques is co-published by Foolscap Editions and the V&A.
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Publisher | Foolscap Editions
Published date | 1 Aug 2021
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 132
Dimensions | 240 x 170 x 8mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 350g
ISBN | 978-1-9997-9906-9
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BISAC | architecture / religious buildings
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