Architecture de L'islam de L'atlantique au Gange by Henri Stierlin 1979 Book

Architecture de l'Islam. De l'Atlantique au GangeStierlin, Henri.Architecture of Islam.Publisher  : Office du Livre;First Edition: January 1, 1979.Language : FrenchHardcover : 288 pagesThis book shows the architectural history and characteristics.of each region of the Islamic world from a cultural context.It is full of beautiful color photographs taken by the author and newly made drawings.The most important point is that the author, Stierlin, clarifies the feature of Islamic architecture from a new point of view.It is a concept of 'space,' which is understood as a functional space in the buildings. He doesn’t focus on the stylistic analysis of expression. Scholars of esthetics explain from a viewpoint of expression. Functionalism in architecture was developed after the World War I, and it got the international agreement. But new nationalistic ideas opposing to international thinking have recently been raised, but on the contrary the aim of identification of different types of Islamic