The grammar of sultanate mosques in Bengal architecture.

• Other Authors: Kabir, Nujaba Binte.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Mosques; Mosques > Bangladesh; Mosques > India > West Bengal; Islamic architecture; Islamic architecture > Bangladesh; Islamic architecture > India > West Bengal
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5893976; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-326701

Kabir, Nujaba Binte. === "November 2009." === "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report"--Leaf preceding t.p. === Thesis (M.Arch.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === ABSTRUCT --- p.i === 摘要 --- p.iii === ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv === TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.V === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii === INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Chapter PART I. --- HISTORY OF SULTANATE MOSQUES ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL & SHAPE GRAMMAR ANALYSIS. === Chapter Chapter 01. --- History and Origins of Sultanate Mosques --- p.9 === Chapter 1.1 --- Historical context --- p.9 === Chapter 1.2 --- The Geographical & climatic context --- p.10 === Chapter 1.3 --- Origins of Bengal mosque architecture --- p.11 === Chapter 1.4 --- Pre-Muslim architectural traditions of Bengal --- p.14 === Chapter 1.5 --- The common characteristics of the Sultanate mosque --- p.15 === Chapter Chapter 02. --- Shape Grammar: Analysis of Style and Grammar Interpreter. --- p.19 === Chapter 2.1 --- Analysis of style --- p.19 === Chapter 2.2 --- Generative application --- p.21 === Chapter PART II. --- DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAMMAR FOR SULTANATE MOSQUES. === Chapter Chapter 03. --- The Style of the Corpus of Sultanate Mosques and the Features Require Developing the Grammar. --- p.24 === Chapter 3.1 --- The corpus of the Sultanate V Mosques in Bengal --- p.24 === Chapter 3.2 --- Examining the corpus of the Sultanate Mosques in Bengal --- p.29 === Chapter 3.3 --- Features Require Developing the Grammar --- p.30 === Chapter 3.4 --- The Grammar --- p.39 === Chapter Chapter 04. --- The Vocabulary of the Sultanate Mosques. --- p.41 === Chapter 4.1 --- Vocabulary elements --- p.41 === Chapter 4.2 --- The formation of the grammar --- p.43 === Chapter Chapter 05. --- Stage 1: Generation of the Starting Unit --- p.47 === Chapter 5.1 --- Concept --- p.47 === Chapter 5.2 --- The algorithm --- p.48 === Chapter 5.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.51 === Chapter Chapter 06. --- Stage 2: Formatting the Grids and Forming the Columns --- p.53 === Chapter 6.1 --- Concept --- p.53 === Chapter 6.2 --- The algorithm --- p.54 === Chapter 6.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.56 === Chapter Chapter 07. --- Stage 3: Formatting the Walls around the Complete Grid. --- p.58 === Chapter 7.1 --- Concept --- p.58 === Chapter 7.2 --- The algorithm --- p.58 === Chapter 7.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.61 === Chapter Chapter 08. --- Stage 4: Locating the Corner Towers and the Openings on the Walls --- p.62 === Chapter 8.1 --- Concept --- p.62 === Chapter 8.2 --- The algorithm --- p.63 === Chapter 8.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.66 === Chapter Chapter 09. --- The Language of Designs --- p.68 === CONCLUSION --- p.72 === REFERENCES --- p.75 === APPENDIX --- p.78