BRITISH MOSQUES - EDITED BY SHAHED SALEEM, CHRISTOPHER TURNER & ELLA KILGALLON
“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.”
“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.”
