Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

Looking at mosques, madrasas, palaces and tombs from the 8th-19th centuries, Eric Broug analyzes and explains Islamic geometric designs in their historical and physical context. Chapters cover the ...

A scientist from the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has arrived at a new method that may help craftsmen to simulate and produce immeasurable numbers of stunning patterns of ...

There’s a building boom underway in the Middle East, and many of the sparkling high-rises and shiny new mosques are adorned with intricate patterns and geometric designs from traditional Islamic art.

Islamic geometric patterns and architecture represent a profound synthesis of mathematical precision and artistic expression inherent in centuries of cultural heritage. These patterns are not merely ...

We discuss the origins of tessellations in Islamic art and ask how architecture affects our work-life balance. Plus: author Shelley Klein recounts her childhood in a mid-century house in Scotland and ...

The burgeoning arts and culture scene in Qatar has been praised by a group of artists who have been holding a number of art workshops focusing on Islamic art over the past two weeks. Three graduates ...

The traditional wood screens made in ornately geometric patterns for Islamic palaces and mosques are given the modern art treatment. Anila Quayyum Agha's "Charred Gold," is a mashrabiya made of ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Islamic­ influenced art and imagery has cropped up in games from Journey to Prince of Persia, but now a couple of game developers are out to prove ...

It took a car bomb to get the funds to renovate Egypt's Museum of Islamic Art, but three years later, a restored museum with modern galleries has reopened to showcase the museum's historic treasures.