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ohn McAslan + Partners has been commissioned to develop proposals for the Baitul Futuh Mosque, in Morden, South London – the largest Mosque in Western Europe. A fire in 2015 destroyed significant elements of the complex, including function halls, offices, residences and other support functions, seriously impacting on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community which the Mosque […]
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque named TripAdvisor’s second-favourite landmark Abu Dhabi’s stunning Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has come second in TripAdvisor’s 2016 list of the world’s top 25 landmarks, beating the likes of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Taj Mahal in India. The magnificent mosque – kept from the top spot by only Peru’s Machu […]
This year, the Islamic holy month coincides with the GCSEs and A-level exam period, with head teachers concerned that students will not be able to concentrate without eating. It also clashes with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, meaning Ramadan will have the longest average fasting hours in its 33-year lunar-based cycle. […]
The Watts Studios is now open, following a £5 million restoration project. The new museum, celebrates Victorian artist George Frederic Watts, and his wife Mary Watts, a designer, who built their home, Limnerslease, in the Surrey Hills amongst the breath-taking scenery of the Pilgrims’ Way. The Watts Studios will restore that sense of wonderment found […]
The one thing that I can say with full belief is that I have definitely learned to be patient, and how to work on one project slowly and surely until my ideal vision of the art piece emerges from the paper as the butterfly emerging form the cocoon. The process of cutting a paper and […]
Architect Dame Zaha Hadid died last month, leaving some 37 projects unfinished. Here are some of the most striking. Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Hadid won the London Design Museum’s Design of the Year award 2014 for this building in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. It is noted for its flowing, curved style that eschews sharp […]
