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    The document discusses how Islamic architecture uses colors and light as tools to reveal the unseen and spiritual aspects of architectural forms. It examines how colors and light have been used in Islamic architecture both in the design process and to analyze existing forms. The essay aims to explore the significance of colors and light in Islamic architecture by looking at examples from notable buildings and provoking discussion around how they can be interpreted on perceptual and analytical levels.

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    The document discusses how Islamic architecture uses colors and light as tools to reveal the unseen and spiritual aspects of architectural forms. It examines how colors and light have been used in Islamic architecture both in the design process and to analyze existing forms. The essay aims to explore the significance of colors and light in Islamic architecture by looking at examples from notable buildings and provoking discussion around how they can be interpreted on perceptual and analytical levels.

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    Islam and Colors

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    The document discusses how Islamic architecture uses colors and light as tools to reveal the unseen and spiritual aspects of architectural forms. It examines how colors and light have been used in Islamic architecture both in the design process and to analyze existing forms. The essay aims to explore the significance of colors and light in Islamic architecture by looking at examples from notable buildings and provoking discussion around how they can be interpreted on perceptual and analytical levels.

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    Islamic Architecture: Colors that reveal light 
    Dr. Noureddine Zemmouri, Associate Professor 
    Department of Architecture University of Biskra Algeria 

     
    According to Islamic theosophy the world of being is classified in two classes: the visible and 
    the spiritual or the manifest and the hidden. 
    Through centuries Islamic Architecture has used many principles and symbols to reveal the 
    unseen and release the inner beauty of the architectural forms. 
    Colors  and  light  are  essential  tools  in  this  act  of  transformation.  They  are  used  for  the 
    prescription  of  Architecture  in  the  design  process  but  they  can  also  be  used  for  the 
    description of Architecture that is the analysis of forms. 
    Through  a  mosaic  of  outstanding  buildings  in  the  Islamic  world  this  essay  raises  questions 
    about the significance of these two tools and to provoke a discussion on how to interpret it 
    at two different levels. One is the level of perceiving and the second one is of reading.  

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