Saturday, 22 May 2021

08:30 PM Oman/ 7:30 PM KSA

Zoom Webinar

Sacred Nour: A visual introduction in the theory of lighting mosques and other Islamic structures

Presented By: Abdulaziz Al Azem

Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QxA6sCSJRkKVLYDK1qsALw

Zoom Webinar ID: 873 4903 7218

Passcode: 769265

Description:

This is the third talk within AIA Middle East x Rusafa collaboration to present cultural and architectural events.

The speaker will discuss the relationship between light and Islamic architecture during the talk, emphasizing the impact of light on Islam and its significant importance on both the
religious and social aspects. The speaker also explores lighting applications on the Mosque, the symbolic building in Islam, following up with profound analytical case studies of historical mosques from different periods and locations focusing on the Middle East region.

Our guest speaker is Abdulaziz Al Azem; a lighting engineer, author, and the founder of a lighting design studio based in Riyadh. Al Azem studied interior architecture at the
Lebanese American University and has completed his masters in Architectural Lighting
Design at the Hochschule Wismar University in Germany.

This event will be presented in the Arabic language.