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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colors, Shapes, and Spaces of Mosques

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A series of five lesson plans designed to give students a working knowledge of Islamic architecture and styles of decoration as manifested in mosques. Although aimed principally at teachers, lessons are accompanied by useful summaries of the history of Islam, vocabulary related to the architectural elements of the mosque, and the role of geometry in Islamic modes of decoration.

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Concepts
geometric patterns, islamic art
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Additional Tags
geometric design, geometric forms, mosque architecture, ornamentation, arabian art, islamic architecture, islamic design, non-western art
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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