Making the Modern Using the Traditional: The Materiality of Mosque and Church

Shahporan Masjid And Islamic Centre Trust 3 Treadway Street, London, E2 6QL, London

Shahed Saleem, architect of East Hackney Mosque, and Alex Sherratt, architect of Mildmay Shoreditch Tabernacle offer a site visit to two new religious buildings, sharing insights on what it means to make a religious building in London capturing community identity today. An event organised as part of London Craft Week 2019. About Shahed Saleem: [...]

Time & Earthly Paradise: Watchmaking inspired by great buildings of the Islamic World

The Arab British Centre 1 Gough Square, London

Harun Asif and Abdullah Ahmed talk about their new brand, Miraj Collections, and how they have navigated the craft and design landscape to produce watches of distinction. Their work draws its inspiration from the great architecture of the Islamic world, and their talk shares their journey to adapt designs shaped [...]

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