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Award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay, who has made his reputation by making the art of architectural design accessible to children and adults alike, elaborated on his new book, Mosque, to a crowd gathered in the Arthur M. Sackler Museum’s lecture hall last week...
...detailed sketches and comprehensive text to detail how some of the world’s most astounding buildings have been constructed. After a lengthy authorial run spent meticulously studying the creation of monumental structures—among them an English castle, Egyptian pyramids, and a Roman city—Macaulay said he found in religious architecture a source of inspiration for Mosque...
Although the story outlined in Mosque is fictional, the titular architectural structure central to the book’s plot is modeled after existing sixteenth-century mosques created by Sinan, the most famous architect in the Ottoman empire’s history. Throughout the work, Macaulay unravels the mystery behind a building that serves both spiritual and functional purposes...
...began to realize what an urban center this was,” Macaulay said, his eyebrows arched in amazement, during an interview with The Crimson. “It says so much about at least one of the purposes of religion. It’s not just about the highest personal thought and communication with God, but it’s about life on earth, and making it better for as many people as possible, in a very tangible way. That just appealed to me a great deal...
Surrounded by the hum and bustle of a city’s pulsating operations, Macaulay said, the mosque reminds its local citizens of an alternative to fast-paced life...