tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:45:22 +0000Maryam EskandariIslamic architecturearchitectureModern ArchitectureAmerican MosqueAbu DhabiAga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureMIT ArchitectureDubaiFoster and PartnersFrank GehryMiddle EastMosquesMuslimPark 51Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureIranMeccaMiddle East ArchitectureMosque in AmericaMumbai IndiaRMJMSacred SpaceSudanSustainable ArchitectureUnited Nationsminaretsmosquepolitics201123E22AecomArab Development InitiativesArab SpringAtkinsBond Bryan ArchitectsBurj KhalifaCharles CorreaCivil Courts of Justice in Madrid by Zaha HadidColumbia UniversityDesignDesign Concept for the new BMW M1Dr. Naif Al-MutawaERAU Udvar-Hazy LibraryElan MagazineEmerging ArchitectsEnglandExhibitionExpo 2010Faith in PlaceFrank Llyod WriteGenderGuggenheim MuseumHaitiHajjHarvardISNAIranian EmbassyIranian-AmericanIslamaphobiaJo MagazineKandinskyKaâbaKenneth FramptonKuwaitLiberiaLibiyaLibyaLondonLouis I. KahnM Squared Designs LLCM.I.T. DormitoryMIT SAPManhattanMeditationMetropolitan ArchitectureMiamiMoammar GadhafiMuseum of ToleranceNasser RabbatNorman FosterOne Madison ParkPakistan ArchitecturePalestinePavilionPhoenix High SchoolPovertyPrayerPrincetonQomRafael MoneoRem KoolhaasRenovationRio+20SOMSOMA ArchitectsSalk InstituteSaudi ArabiaSexualityShiaSimon HoggSobaStudio TamassociatiSustainabilitySwiss MinaretsThe 99 cartoonThe next Generation of ArchitectureTripoliUAEUNUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Nations ReliefUrban CitiesWomen ArchitectsWomen of InfluenceWomen's Spaces in MosqueWorld's tallest towerYasmeen LariZaha HadidZaha Hadid Architectsgreen mosquesteven hollswitzerland[Space] Conversations + Ideas That Take Place @ Our M.Squared.Designs Studioshttp://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)Blogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-843862269749201918Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:29:00 +00002012-07-17T09:39:35.911-07:00ExhibitionIslamic architectureMuslimSacred Space &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; More Details Herehttp://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/07/maryam-eskandari-will-be-keynote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-7665451052996073262Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:45:00 +00002012-07-15T16:00:35.003-07:00Islamic architecturePakistan ArchitectureWomen ArchitectsWomen of InfluenceYasmeen Lari Q&amp;A WITH PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE ARCHITECT As profiled in our "Women of Influence" roundup in our&nbsp;July/August 2012&nbsp;issue, Yasmeen Lari is the closest thing Pakistan has to a design superhero. After years working as an architect, designing buildings for a wide range of clients, from corporate campuses to low-income housing, she left private practice in order to http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/07/yasmeen-lari-pakistans-first-architects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-7035459605390291547Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +00002012-07-10T19:11:40.627-07:00Aga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureAmerican MosqueIslamic architectureMaryam EskandariMIT ArchitectureMosque in AmericaNasser Rabbat Muslim American Move Away from Minaret By Jane O'Brien BBC News, Washington In post 9/11 America the construction of new mosques in the US has sometimes sparked controversy and even confrontation. Is that why some new Muslim houses of worship are being built without the most recognisable features of Islamic architecture - minarets and domes? Architect Maryam Eskandari, former http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/07/maryam-eskandari-interview-with-bbc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)441 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA42.3736158 -71.109733542.3266938 -71.1886975 42.420537800000005 -71.0307695tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-351313319898452653Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:33:00 +00002012-07-10T10:35:15.522-07:00 July 6, 2012 Here are the top 10 items which the American Muslim Community should do if they do NOT want to build a new Mosque: 10.&nbsp;If your community finds a good sized piece of land (or an existing building) at a good price, then don’t look into the zoning or check to see if a religious assembly can legally be held there!&nbsp; You can figure out the zoning later, after you have http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/07/irfan-rydhan-writes-about-top-10-ways.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-4364755386556877305Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:27:00 +00002012-07-03T11:27:43.051-07:00Arab Development InitiativesArab SpringarchitectureIranian-AmericanJo MagazineMaryam Eskandari In early October 2011, as more than 400 young Arabs from different parts of the world steadily filed into a convention center in the heart of downtown Montreal, Canada. Their minds were teeming with inspiring words of Al Barghouti, the success stories of Maryam Eskandari, award winning Iranian-American architect and Dima Al Ashram from Rawwad, non-profit organization that empowers&nbsp;http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/07/arab-spring-in-diaspora.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8834120613016956930Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:15:00 +00002012-06-06T09:28:09.205-07:00M Squared Designs LLCMaryam EskandariPovertyRenovationRio+20SustainabilitySustainable ArchitectureUnited NationsUrban Cities June 1, 2012 MSquared Designs LLC led by partner Maryam Eskandari have been invited to take part in Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. M Squared Designs LLC will take part in two platforms: Sustainable Cities and Innovations and Sustainable Development for Fighting Poverty. Sustainability and Innovations are pillars of development which many cities are http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/06/m-squared-designs-llc-partnership-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-3870959221933085584Sat, 19 May 2012 20:41:00 +00002012-05-20T11:40:13.933-07:00M Squared Designs LLC is a proud supporter and sponsor of United Nations Development Program in ending world hunger and famine. Join us in collaboration to ask the G8 World Leaders during this weekends summit to imagine a world without famine. http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/ask-world-leader-to-imagine-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/women-in-architecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-9051074388080597501Sun, 13 May 2012 19:43:00 +00002012-05-13T12:43:26.340-07:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; By Meera Krishnamurthy&nbsp; &nbsp; 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 http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/05/prose-and-kahn-of-designing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/03/m-squared-designs-sacred-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-1267837703680521305Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +00002012-03-02T13:01:22.353-08:00Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureDr. Naif Al-MutawaIslamic architectureMaryam EskandariMosquesSudanThe 99 cartoon<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE FA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif][if gte mso 9]>http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/03/muslim-comic-book-is-antidote-to-bin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8343807206901485113Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:09:00 +00002012-02-21T10:14:41.336-08:00American MosqueMIT ArchitectureMIT 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/02/massachusetts-institute-of-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6944070468480293138Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:00 +00002012-02-09T11:29:22.110-08:002011Aga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureHaitiLiberiaMumbai IndiaPalestineUnited 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-year-of-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2012/01/eskandari-speaks-on-american-mosques.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-4930661534194382352Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:48:00 +00002011-10-20T15:55:29.546-07:00Islamic architectureMaryam EskandariPrincetonSacred SpaceFALL 2011 Islam in America Ten Years After 9/11Lecture &amp; 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 http://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/10/islam-in-conversation-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/09/arab-development-initiative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/09/decade-of-designing-muslim-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-2642544742399794879Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:24:00 +00002011-07-08T14:44:28.594-07:00American MosqueISNAMuslimPark 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/07/48th-annual-isna-convention-loving-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6903680220637134735Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:12:00 +00002011-07-07T16:22:24.774-07:00Aga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureAmerican MosqueMaryam EskandariModern 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/07/sacred-space-islamic-architecture-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-9109310625246715603Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:11:00 +00002011-08-08T11:06:26.812-07:00Aga Khan Program in Islamic ArchitectureAmerican MosqueHarvardIslamaphobiaIslamic architectureMIT ArchitecturePark 51Swiss Minarets 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/04/sacred-space-for-muslim-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8883538884372256358Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:40:00 +00002011-03-29T11:56:24.470-07:00IranMaryam EskandariQomShiaMarch 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/bringing-pilgrims-to-qom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-8902655935927732306Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:52:00 +00002011-03-17T14:59:44.495-07:00American MosqueGenderIslamic architectureMaryam EskandariMosque in AmericaSexualityWomen's Spaces in MosqueThis 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/gender-sexuality-and-urban-spaces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28455044.post-6435510010369141278Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-08-08T11:10:03.744-07:00AecomFoster and PartnersLibyaMoammar GadhafiRMJMTripoliUNUnited Nations 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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/libyas-architecture-on-brink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/03/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)tag: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://maryameskandari.blogspot.com/2011/02/intellectual-design-means-focus-sacred.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M Squared Designs LLC)