Dezeen Debate features 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.

The Bab Al Salam Mosque  is characterised by five geometric volumes and a cone-shaped minaret. The studio set out to create a minimalist space free from decorative elements.

Commenters were in awe of the project, one praised the “beautiful” design saying it is “gently reshaping the canons for mosque design”. Whilst another complimented the “wonderful set of spaces”.

Other stories in this week’s newsletter that fired up the comments section included the Air Swipe bag by Greek researcher Ioannis Michaloudis for Coperni, a South Carolina residence wrapped in standing seam metal by Boyd Architects and an interview with Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind as part of our Social Housing revival series.

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