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Islamic University of Madinah

File includes 604 drawings, 33 presentation boards, 150 photographs, and 1 model of the entrance gate. The Islamic University of Madinah is distinguished both by its religious location and by the fact that it represents a centre for the collection, preservation, and dissemination of Islamic heritage. It is situated at the Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, an oasis town surrounded by the desert and the rocky mountains. The valleys are the source of its water supply. The 120 hectare site also incorporates existing buildings. The university campus is characterized by the integration of teaching and living spaces organized around a hierarchy of courts. The Mosque and Faculties occupy the centre of the campus. Low buildings, not exceeding four storeys, maintain a human scale. The main gate faces the City of Madinah and the axes of the buildings are aligned to acknowledge the religiously significant Qibla in Makkah. The prominent arrival court is landscaped with water fountains and gardens as a forecourt to the main Mosque. The residential buildings are clustered, as are the Faculty buildings, housing about 2 000 students in nine-person dwelling units. Covered pedestrian walkways link the facilities beyond the campus core, such as the sports facilities, faculty housing, and commercial districts. The architectural style is based on Islamic forms: simple massing, grouping buildings around courtyards, and orientation of individual components within buildings towards courtyards, which are a source of natural light, air, and visual relief. Courtyards, arcades around courtyards, and gateways to individual buildings are the repetitive elements found throughout the campus.

Photographs

Includes 10 photographs: 8 prints of model, 1 print of aerial view, 1 interior perspective.

General Building Plans

Includes 54 drawings (3 site plans, 40 plans, 2 sections, 3 details: patterns; 6 combination drawings: 4 plan / section, 1 plan / elevation, 1 plan / section / elevation).

Presentation Boards

Includes 40 drawings (1 site plan, 2 area plans, 29 plans, 3 sections; 5 combination drawings: 3 plan / section, 1 plan / elevation, 1 section / elevation).

Working Drawings

Includes 59 drawings (21 plans, 6 sections, 1 plan study, 4 diagrams: aero-tech labs, condenser room, expansion joint study; 1 exterior perspective, 11 details: ceiling module, ceiling, planter and tree location, main shade structure study, door and window, cone beam, academic wing, linear grill; 9 combination drawings: 6 plan / section, 1 section / elevation, 1 plan / elevation, 1 plan / elevation / detail: cone beam.

Main or Community

Includes 21 drawings (4 site plans, 4 plans, 2 sections, 2 elevations, 1 detail: entrance from athlete field; 8 combination drawings: 2 plan / section, 1 plan / isometric, 2 plan / section / elevation, 1 section / elevation / detail: plan at post; 1 section / detail / isometric: bay in prayer hall; 1 plan / section / elevation / detail: personal ablution faucet). This is one of two mosques planned for the Academy that should be distinguished from the Academy Mosque. It is located at the end of the parade ground distinct from the academic facilities.

Dining Hall and Common Hall

Includes 27 drawings: 12 plans, 6 sections, 1 elevation, 3 details: stairs; 5 combination drawings: 1 plan / elevation, 1 section / elevation, 2 section / detail: stairs, floor framing, typical glazing; 1 section / elevation / detail: sun shade, glass block, rail.

Cadet Housing

Includes 21 drawings: 12 plans, 1 section, 1 elevation, 1 diagrammatic study: sun shade; 6 combination drawings: 2 plan / section, 1 section / elevation, 1 plan / section / elevation,. 2 section / detail: sun shade structure. The section shows part of the Air Museum.

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