Responsive Design Approach towards the Sustainable Mosque Architecture

Abstract

This paper’s primary purpose is to design a sustainable mosque for communal development that adapts to the surrounding area. The National Mosque and The Mizan Mosque were selected as prominent case studies emphasizing the study of form and space. Thus, this study summaries new ways of describing mosque design, using structural and semiotic paradigms as a methodological approach to studying the relationship between mosque design and sustainable aspects. The guidelines developed from this study are helpful for designers, builders, developers and relevant authorities to build mosques as sustainable community development in the future.