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Join us in collaboration to ask the G8 World Leaders during this weekends summit to imagine a world without famine. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/FDj8ryPOx0s/ask-world-leader-to-imagine-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=FDj8ryPOx0s:IqKSqROcLe0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=FDj8ryPOx0s:IqKSqROcLe0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/FDj8ryPOx0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/ask-world-leader-to-imagine-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6309815281365128633Fri, 18 May 2012 16:32:00 +00002012-05-18T09:32:20.877-07:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE FA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/9jp1DGPmxy4/women-in-architecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=9jp1DGPmxy4:yv2uw9xJwJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=9jp1DGPmxy4:yv2uw9xJwJc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/9jp1DGPmxy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/women-in-architecture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-9051074388080597501Sun, 13 May 2012 19:43:00 +00002012-05-13T12:43:26.340-07:00         By Meera Krishnamurthy    My novel, Balancing Act, is an unusual intersection of architecture and motherhood. The primary question I pose is whether motherhood can be a life’s work in these modern times. I draw parallels between the protagonist, Tara Mistri’s, work of raising a family and Kahn’s built masterpiece, the Salk Institute. Tara’s journey is about how she chooses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/D-3aRAsTius/prose-and-kahn-of-designing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=D-3aRAsTius:9inS4bYyQas:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=D-3aRAsTius:9inS4bYyQas:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/D-3aRAsTius" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/prose-and-kahn-of-designing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-4709706979856669250Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:23:00 +00002012-03-22T10:24:51.922-07:00 Muslim Eyes: an exhibition of religious and secular art by Muslim artistsFeb. 14, 2012 - May. 31, 20129 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.At the offices of the Foundation, 5 Hamilton Landing, Suite 200, NovatoRECEPTION: Thursday March 22, 2012 4:30-6:30 pm"Muslim Eyes" is an exhibit that sprang from the mission of the Marin Community Foundation. When a community—supported by religious, faith-based, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/7HiaFmJM2Ow/m-squared-designs-sacred-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=7HiaFmJM2Ow:pXiQXQ04Msc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=7HiaFmJM2Ow:pXiQXQ04Msc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/7HiaFmJM2Ow" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/03/m-squared-designs-sacred-space.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-1267837703680521305Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +00002012-03-02T13:01:22.353-08:00Maryam EskandariSudanMosquesIslamic architectureDr. Naif Al-MutawaAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureThe 99 cartoon<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE FA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif][if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/LbkSn2vyKfM/muslim-comic-book-is-antidote-to-bin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=LbkSn2vyKfM:EPb4KU2n6fE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=LbkSn2vyKfM:EPb4KU2n6fE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/LbkSn2vyKfM" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/03/muslim-comic-book-is-antidote-to-bin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8343807206901485113Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:09:00 +00002012-02-21T10:14:41.336-08:00MIT ArchitectureAmerican MosqueMIT SAP September news flashes from SA+P Updates on faculty, students and alumni from the School of Architecture + Planning Scott R CampbellSchool of Architecture + PlanningEran Ben-Joseph's Bronx practicum was one of 10 winners out of 150 submissions to a design competition sponsored by the Institute for Urban Design; their work was showcased in an exhibit and a special publication at the first everhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/1Qb5IdgpbcE/massachusetts-institute-of-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=1Qb5IdgpbcE:b1iGo0wqAZ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=1Qb5IdgpbcE:b1iGo0wqAZ0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/1Qb5IdgpbcE" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/02/massachusetts-institute-of-technology.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6944070468480293138Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:00 +00002012-02-09T11:29:22.110-08:00HaitiPalestine2011Mumbai IndiaLiberiaAga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureUnited Nations ReliefBy: Maryam Eskandarifeatured in NYC Elan Magazine 2011 was an unforgettable year with the rise of the Arab Spring, the Occupy Movements challenging the corporate world and a general overall social consciousness. Architects, too, learned that it is our responsibility to design in such a way to enhance and impact some of the world’s urgent concerns: poverty, climate change, unemployment, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/kh8aBbQEoTs/2011-year-of-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=kh8aBbQEoTs:AWot4DJYV50:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=kh8aBbQEoTs:AWot4DJYV50:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/kh8aBbQEoTs" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-year-of-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-7058772043116029117Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:01:00 +00002012-01-10T17:04:39.347-08:00Former Associate Director of the American Institute of Architects Maryam Eskandari discussed the roles of gender, architectural functionality and modernity in a public lecture before an audience of about 25 on Wednesday night.Eskandari, who is currently working on a post-professional degree in modern Islamic architecture in the West, said that her inspiration started with an interest in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/t7Nv6ZvamcM/eskandari-speaks-on-american-mosques.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=t7Nv6ZvamcM:Qc36lt7zwa4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=t7Nv6ZvamcM:Qc36lt7zwa4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/t7Nv6ZvamcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/01/eskandari-speaks-on-american-mosques.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-4930661534194382352Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:48:00 +00002011-10-20T15:55:29.546-07:00Maryam EskandariPrincetonIslamic architectureSacred SpaceFALL 2011 Islam in America Ten Years After 9/11Lecture & Conversation with Imam Feisal Abdul-Rauf, author of What’s Right with Islam, Is What’s Right with America and leading advocate of Park 51 Islamic Center in NYC near Ground Zero. Co-sponsored with American Whig Cliosophic Society and Muslim Students Association. Monday, September 19 | 4.30 pm | Whig Hall, Senate Chamberhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/rQ3Iy9TwlTI/islam-in-conversation-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=rQ3Iy9TwlTI:xDmSE3jWqWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=rQ3Iy9TwlTI:xDmSE3jWqWI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/rQ3Iy9TwlTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/10/islam-in-conversation-series.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-59086321558718174Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:25:00 +00002011-09-26T11:32:52.882-07:00Register Here for a Weekend to be INSPIRED. ENGAGED. TAKE ACTIONhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/XDsQ1kiL3cw/arab-development-initiative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=XDsQ1kiL3cw:Bg55e31y-As:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=XDsQ1kiL3cw:Bg55e31y-As:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/XDsQ1kiL3cw" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/09/arab-development-initiative.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-5323592160946052570Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:09:00 +00002011-09-26T11:20:51.457-07:00September 10, 2011 | Maryam Eskandarifeatured in NYC Elan magazineThis weekend, the world marks the tenth anniversary of the horrific events of September 11th. This tragedy pushed the Muslim American community to the forefront, forcing us to discover who we are, as a collective. This grueling process of defining identity can be traced through architectural designs where various attributes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/Jibv91utaYY/decade-of-designing-muslim-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=Jibv91utaYY:FB29r4LmYlg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=Jibv91utaYY:FB29r4LmYlg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/Jibv91utaYY" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/09/decade-of-designing-muslim-american.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-2642544742399794879Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:24:00 +00002011-07-08T14:44:28.594-07:00ISNAAmerican MosqueMuslimPark 51Friday July 01, 2011Islam, Pluralism and Social HarmonyDescription: America finds itself at a crossroads with a financial crisis at home and war abroad. At every critical juncture in history, social movements—from civil rights to anti-war—have brought people of all races and creeds together around common values and aspirations. This session will offer reflections on the collective movement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/oGo0h3Q-8Gk/48th-annual-isna-convention-loving-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=oGo0h3Q-8Gk:7IduMt0L6T0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=oGo0h3Q-8Gk:7IduMt0L6T0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/oGo0h3Q-8Gk" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/07/48th-annual-isna-convention-loving-god.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6903680220637134735Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:12:00 +00002011-07-07T16:22:24.774-07:00Maryam EskandariAmerican MosqueModern ArchitectureAga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureJuly 1, 2011 | Illume MagazineMaryam Eskandari interview with ILLUME MagazineHow did you become interested in architecture and why is it important?I was introduced to architecture through my paternal grandfather. Each summer I would spend time with him in Iran, and got acquainted with the world of construction and architecture. He started off with a few lessons of drawing the living room, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/-g5-_mZVbs0/sacred-space-islamic-architecture-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=-g5-_mZVbs0:HA9wr26fhp0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=-g5-_mZVbs0:HA9wr26fhp0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/-g5-_mZVbs0" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/07/sacred-space-islamic-architecture-20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-9109310625246715603Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:11:00 +00002011-08-08T11:06:26.812-07:00MIT ArchitectureIslamaphobiaIslamic architectureAmerican MosqueHarvardSwiss MinaretsPark 51Aga Khan Program in Islamic Architecture Front Cover of New York's Elan magazineMosques have been a reason for intense debates both within the Muslim community and outside of it. Maryam Eskandari, an architect at the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard and MIT, currently has a traveling exhibit on American Mosques. She brings a new angle to the debate discussing the role of architecture as an identity issuehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/74ygJRETWbo/sacred-space-for-muslim-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=74ygJRETWbo:c7bJoNgC3zY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=74ygJRETWbo:c7bJoNgC3zY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/74ygJRETWbo" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/04/sacred-space-for-muslim-americans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8883538884372256358Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:40:00 +00002011-03-29T11:56:24.470-07:00Maryam EskandariIranShiaQomMarch 25, 2011 | Maryam Eskandarifeatured in PBS|Frontline - Tehran Bureau Islamic Republic's push to develop Shia holy city as a top Middle Eastern destination. [ dispatch ] Since the early 16th century, during the Safavid dynasty, the holy city of Qom has been a significant center of Shia theological education and a locus of pilgrimage. Recently, its development has become a top priority http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/FUORA2s7twE/bringing-pilgrims-to-qom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=FUORA2s7twE:QKm_VvuStto:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=FUORA2s7twE:QKm_VvuStto:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/FUORA2s7twE" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/bringing-pilgrims-to-qom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8902655935927732306Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:52:00 +00002011-03-17T14:59:44.495-07:00Maryam EskandariMosque in AmericaIslamic architectureAmerican MosqueWomen's Spaces in MosqueSexualityGenderThis was a great, if in cohesive group of panelists. They’ve each done really interesting research on different architectural expressions of ‘women’s spaces’ in three different US institutions: contemporary Mosques, Gymnasiums at the turn of the century, and Settlement Houses in the early 1900′s. Maryam Eskandari gave a very compelling presentation on the need to re-examine mosque typology http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/oY9wYPj8980/gender-sexuality-and-urban-spaces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=oY9wYPj8980:Xy1T2F9lhaI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=oY9wYPj8980:Xy1T2F9lhaI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/oY9wYPj8980" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/gender-sexuality-and-urban-spaces.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6435510010369141278Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-08-08T11:10:03.744-07:00United NationsAecomFoster and PartnersTripoliRMJMUNLibyaMoammar Gadhafi March 7, 2011 | Maryam Eskandari featured in NYC Elan magazine In the past couple of years, Libya has been on the forefront on cutting edge architecture. Competing with other Middle Eastern countries, such as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, Libya has been able to keep up with the “architecture boom” that has been on the rise in that region. However, several days ago, when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/b-mzSWAkkE0/libyas-architecture-on-brink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=b-mzSWAkkE0:Zzc9Cp4myTI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=b-mzSWAkkE0:Zzc9Cp4myTI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/b-mzSWAkkE0" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/libyas-architecture-on-brink.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6100056551920490307Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:41:00 +00002011-03-01T18:41:16.201-08:00The Mubarak government extended a series of policies initiated under Anwar Sadat. The regime supported laws and actions that sharply limited Egyptians’ access to public space — to places where citizens could congregate, meet, talk, interact. It promoted the development of gated communities with private parks, golf courses and luxury shopping malls, and in doing so facilitated the exodus of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/hBb6PpKeJ_I/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=hBb6PpKeJ_I:Ognm6u8Giek:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=hBb6PpKeJ_I:Ognm6u8Giek:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/hBb6PpKeJ_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-2236490039504387159Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:40:00 +00002011-02-20T19:40:33.645-08:00intellectual design means focus...: SACRED SPACE??http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/I2sN0XZ4p0s/intellectual-design-means-focus-sacred.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=I2sN0XZ4p0s:0cOc1QMJDfY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=I2sN0XZ4p0s:0cOc1QMJDfY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/I2sN0XZ4p0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/02/intellectual-design-means-focus-sacred.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-2281978128644378361Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:32:00 +00002011-02-20T19:39:56.730-08:00Maryam EskandariMosquesMeccaIslamic architectureIranminaretsread more at PBS | FrontlineSacred Space: (Re)Constructing the Place of Gender in the Space of ReligionA Photographic Installation by Maryam Eskandari, American Iranian Architect | ArtistOpening reception: February 17, 2011, 5:30-7:30pmOn view: February 1-March 21, 2011 With 6 million observant Muslims residing in the United States, there is an ever-present demand for construction of mosques in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/DTSnknN6JqU/sacred-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=DTSnknN6JqU:RN77pbv0Oq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=DTSnknN6JqU:RN77pbv0Oq0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/DTSnknN6JqU" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/02/sacred-space.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8766379747248322364Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:20:00 +00002011-01-23T17:24:35.585-08:00MiamiFrank GehryModern Architecturepublished in NY Times | By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFFMIAMI BEACH — Can an architect save classical music? That seems to be what Michael Tilson Thomas, the artistic director of the New World Symphony, was counting on when he hired Frank Gehry to design him a new music center. Like others running classical music institutions today, Mr. Thomas is struggling to connect to a younger audience. The 81-year-oldhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/HpOWgNhs-hc/gehry-design-plays-fanfare-for-common.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=HpOWgNhs-hc:f_uVi_p22a4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=HpOWgNhs-hc:f_uVi_p22a4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/HpOWgNhs-hc" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/01/gehry-design-plays-fanfare-for-common.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-7205578136969666208Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:14:00 +00002011-01-10T09:15:50.051-08:00 Jan 9th 2011, 20:42 by P.M. | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS WHAT is the secret of innovation? There are many explanations. “You start with some very bright people, let them hang out with other very bright people and allow their imaginations to roam,” is how Susan Hockfield, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), sums it up. But there seems to be an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/-mzGhPvsgD0/mit-and-art-of-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=-mzGhPvsgD0:ww-cEqvN37o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=-mzGhPvsgD0:ww-cEqvN37o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/-mzGhPvsgD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/01/mit-and-art-of-innovation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-7655122643607514087Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:54:00 +00002011-08-08T11:14:08.758-07:00Maryam EskandariBurj KhalifaAbu DhabiIranian EmbassySOMA ArchitectsFrank GehryPark 51Museum of Tolerance December 28, 2010 | Maryam Eskandari Featured in New York's Elan Magazine In 2010, this year’s headlines showcased architectural projects pushing the envelope. Plagued with debate, below are the top five most controversial buildings this year. On top of the list was none other than the Burj Dubai, renamed Burj Khalifa honoring the ruler of Abu Dhabi who spared $11 billion dollars to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/I_LsuyY5KQA/2010-year-of-contentious-architecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=I_LsuyY5KQA:vZL_VxXEBP8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=I_LsuyY5KQA:vZL_VxXEBP8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/I_LsuyY5KQA" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/01/2010-year-of-contentious-architecture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8964551184679498019Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:43:00 +00002010-12-14T21:45:08.232-08:00Dec. 12 2010 | By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFFJIDDA, Saudi Arabia — Just off a desert road about an hour’s drive from this port city, an enormous arched gate capped by three domes rises out of the sand like the set for a 1920s silent film fantasy. It is, instead, a fantasy of contemporary urban planning, the site of what one day will be King Abdullah Economic City, a 65-square-mile development at the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/MCyNmF1QnvI/saudi-urban-projects-are-window-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=MCyNmF1QnvI:N7UvZUmuwQU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=MCyNmF1QnvI:N7UvZUmuwQU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/MCyNmF1QnvI" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2010/12/saudi-urban-projects-are-window-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-638116445745561426Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:42:00 +00002011-08-08T11:15:24.753-07:00Maryam EskandariElan MagazineAtkinsKaâbaZaha Hadid ArchitectsMeccaFoster and PartnersIslamic architectureModern ArchitectureNorman FosterHajjMiddle East Architecture November 18, 2010 | Maryam Eskandari Featured in New York's Elan Magazine This last week, roughly between two to four million Muslims were honorary guests at the “House of the Divine” to fulfill a spiritual cleansing. Millions of people come each year to visit this architectural wonder, built by the father of the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They get http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~3/VF_QV3wgGYU/redesigning-mecca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=VF_QV3wgGYU:vtRGmY1V4tU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?a=VF_QV3wgGYU:vtRGmY1V4tU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IntellectualDesignMeansFocus/~4/VF_QV3wgGYU" height="1" width="1"/>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2010/11/redesigning-mecca.html