Al Warqa’a Mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2010)*

Artist/Designer: Wael Al Awar Kenichi Teramoto

Project Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Figure 1: Mosque Exterior ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: Sadao Hotta )

Figure 2: Mosque Interior ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: Sadao Hotta )

Figure 3: Mosque Interior ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: Sadao Hotta )

Figure 4: Mosque Interior Courtyard ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: Sadao Hotta )

Figure 5: Mosque Section ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: http://ibdadesign.com )

Figure 6: Mosque ( Source | Accessed : October 30, 2016 | Photographer: Dezeen Website )

Style/Period(s):
Classical Revival, Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Dezeen Page | Accessed : October 30, 2016

Firm Website | Accessed : November 23, 2020

Ibda Page on the design | Accessed : October 30, 2016

ArchDaily page on the design | Accessed : November 23, 2020

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2010

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Al-Shboul, Rinad. “The Modernization of Islamic Art in the Realm of Architecture,” 2017.

Asfour, Omar S. “Bridging The Gap Between The Past And The Present: A Reconsideration of Mosque.” (2016).

Di̇nc Kalaycı, P, Şahi̇n Çeli̇k, E . "Public's Judgment on Contemporary Mosque Desgn Approaches". Gazi University Journal of Science 27 (2014 ): 1185-1194

Rizvi, Kishwar. “The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East.” Review of Middle East Studies 53, no. 2 (December 2019): 403–7.

Building Address: 44A Street, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Significant Dates: Constructed in 2010

Supporting Staff/ Designers: Wael Al Awar, Kenichi Teramoto Design Team: Sho Ikeya, Makoto Kamiya, Chiho Nanba, Loren Al Kassouf Graphic Design: PenguinCube

Tags: Contemporary, Classical Revival, History and Interiors, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 21st Century, 2010, Stone, Religious Building

In 2018 the firm renamed themselves from Ibda Design to waiwai.

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