Design Stage: Conceptual. Won a design competition
Architects: Bjarkee Injel Group
Form: Not traditional form. derived from the site and the Qibla concept. The minaret is also different
(Check video!)
Space: Large open space for prayer surrounded with the curved buildings.
Other: Damn hot renderings!
What? Zaha hadid and other famous design firms lost to this BIG design company? Oh is it? Okay then let us see what convinced the jurors.
Well Bjarkee Injel Group is a denmark based design company. You can check out there website here. (It is damn sexy too!), There presentations are realistic renderings. This mosque which won the competition is based in Albania. The form is derived from the prayer direction concept. It seems to be well worked to convince the jurors very well! Well, eventhough I think that the inventions should not interfere the purity of religion, I can't stop appreciating BIG's wok too...
The Mosque and Islamic Center of Tirana from BIG on Vimeo.
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