British Mosques

di Christopher Turner (Autore)

Christopher Turner (Curatore)

Ella Kilgallon (Curatore)

Foolscap Editions, 2021

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.

• Autore: Christopher Turner
• Curatore: Christopher Turner, Ella Kilgallon
• Editore: Foolscap Editions
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 132 p.
• Dimensioni: 240 x 170 mm
• Peso: 350 gr.
• EAN: 9781999799069

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