The Shape of Light in Aga Khan University Institute

The Shape of Light at Aga Khan Academy dated 28th Jan 2019 by Dr. Nasser Rabbat, MIT

The review of light is self actualisation. It is indeed the underlined significance in the verse of Quran as seen in Arabic - which is Rhythmic, the imaginary is quite moving but realistic. In bible says in John 9.5. Jesus is the light of world which will have light of life representing Jesus as Light with its Divine essence.

Through out Islamic history ranging from Mosque lamps made for Mamluk Sultan which shows the lights and colour of design.  The verse of light was remade by Hagia Sophia having a dome with four seraphs added by Basils in 994 and lights in its oculus. The highest level of Mosaic tiles in the mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah in the Dome Interior. The gothic cathedral inside the fabric of the mosque- it have Hypostyle Prayer hall which have receptive geometric patterns. It have extravagant detailing in the columns and peirs in the mosque. The Muqarnas is the parametric Tugrul Yazar were used as sequences for the dome to the column to carry the load of the dome also called the arch of the column. These tombs used for infinity which could signifies as spatial theories that became the stories. In India there is a Jail work in the windows allows the designers to explore patterns such as combination pf wooden and stone example in Ahmedabad Mosque Sidi Saiyyed Masque in 1573. The tomb of Humayun in Delhi have a eight paradise plan in the middle of the centric dome viewing the space in calm place. The true marble of Fatehpur Sikri in India which is rectangle structure given a era of white box marble jails in red stone shimmering in the architecture in late 19th Century. Then the Taj Mahal in Agra in white profile which is marble work its interior is the upper crypt of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal in the clean panels realistic leaves and flowers. The geometric grid of flying up screens its inserted in the jali works.

Drawing in the camp at night - Fire is the artificial light which is immediate to see the surrounding. It is imperial power to see and it is still beyond of sight.