Cubeinside creates red-brick Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque in Bangladesh
Local architecture studio Cubeinside has completed a red-brick mosque in Bangladesh, eschewing traditional ornamentation in favour of "timeless" geometric forms. More
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Studio Anne Holtrop adds textured plaster walls to Bahrain pearl museum
Architecture firm Studio Anne Holtrop has renovated the Siyadi Pearl Museum and mosque in Bahrain, using a plastering technique designed to maintain "characteristics of the past". More
Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete
Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that sits on a sloping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More
Babnimnim Design Studio encloses Kuwait mosque within rotated square forms
Kuwait-based Babnimnim Design Studio has created a geometric mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait, that combines classical Islamic motifs with contemporary forms. More
Dezeen Debate features Muscat mosque that is "gently reshaping the canon"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a mosque in Oman by architecture studio Altqadum. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Altqadum unveils geometric mosque in Muscat
Architecture studio Altqadum has revealed the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman, which is formed of five geometric volumes and has a cone-shaped minaret. More
John McAslan + Partners remodels community facility at Britain's largest mosque
Limestone facades layered with latticed screens define this community and administrative building that architecture studio John McAslan + Partners has created at London's Baitul Futuh Mosque. More
Dezeen's Pinterest roundup features seven tranquil mosques
Over the past week, searches for mosques on Pinterest have increased by more than 10 per cent. We've rounded up seven projects from our mosque board. More
Shahed Saleem creates mosque pavilion as a "reconstruction of migrant histories"
London-based architect Shahed Saleem has created a colourful pavilion in the shape of a mosque, which has been erected at the V&A museum as part of this year's Ramadan Festival. More
Adjaye Associates unveils Abrahamic Family House interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi
The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex designed by architect David Adjaye that contains a church, a synagogue and a mosque, has opened in Abu Dhabi. More
Yasmeen Lari creates bamboo pop-up mosques for Islamic Arts Biennale
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has created a trio of dismantlable mosques at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to demonstrate the potential of bamboo. More
Studio Bound envisions City as a Mosque for Islamic Arts Biennale
Design practice Studio Bound has created an installation at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to communicate the idea that all of Mecca can be considered a mosque. More
Six student architecture designs for religious buildings
Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've selected six architectural designs for religious and multi-faith buildings that have been presented on Dezeen School Shows. More
Aidia Studio designs mosque in Preston with cascading arched volumes
London and Mexico city-based Aidia Studio has proposed a mosque for Preston, England, that is designed to be a "quintessential archetype of Islamic Architecture". More
Ajlan Gharem explores Islamophobia and transparency with cage-like mosque
The traditional mosque is reimagined in fence-like steel wire in Saudi Arabian artist Ajlan Gharem's Paradise Has Many Gates installation, which has been awarded the V&A's Jameel Prize. More
Luca Poian Forms designs decorative brick mosque for Preston
A sculptural facade modelled on traditional Islamic architecture is the focal point of the Brick Veil mosque that London studio Luca Poian Forms has proposed for a site in Preston, England. More
Dabbagh Architects creates calligraphy-covered contemporary mosque in Dubai
Dubai-based studio Dabbagh Architects has wrapped the Mosque of the Late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash in UAE in white stone facades containing geometric forms and calligraphy. More
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Shahed Saleem designs replicas of London mosques for Venice Architecture Biennale
Architect and researcher Shahed Saleem has created life-size case studies of three London mosques for the Applied Arts Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Destroyed Al-Nouri Mosque complex to be rebuilt in Mosul
UNESCO has unveiled plans to reconstruct the ruined Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, with enclosed gardens, perforated brick buildings and more facilities for women. More
Marks Barfield Architects designs Cambridge Central Mosque to be "place of tranquility"
Marks Barfield Architects has designed a sustainable mosque in Cambridge that draws on local architecture while incorporating traditional Islamic design aspects, including geometric patterns that symbolise the infinite. More