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Glenn Murcutt’s new mosque doesn’t have a dome or minaret, new type of mosque coming
Australia Architecture News - Aug 11, 2016 - 15:24 18994 views
Glenn Murcutt has urged Australian developers to stop the urban sprawl, saying he “would die” if he had to live in an outer suburban housing estate.
The internationally acclaimed Australian architect is famous for sensitive, sustainable designs that work with the landscape; designs like the the open-cave structure and simple sloping roof of the Simpson-Lee house, or the butterflied roof of the Magney house.
His latest, and possibly most ambitious, project is the construction of a totally new type of mosque for the Australian Islamic Centre in Newport, Melbourne.....Continue Reading
Image © Tabias Titz/National Gallery of Victoria
Image courtesy of National Gallery of Victoria
Top image: Architect Glenn Murcutt next to the giant rooftop lanterns that will illuminate the prayer hall below in the Newport mosque. Image © Jesse Marlow
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