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The realization is gradually dawning in Europe that many immigrants from Muslim countries are here to stay and are seeking to be naturalized— and therefore have the right to build buildings in which to practice their religion. The current building activities frequently cause tension, also for esthetic reasons, within society well into the mosque associations. The question of how the structure and appearance of a mosque can gain acceptance by society is a subject of heated debate especially in Western Europe.
14 interior architect students from RheinMain University have pursued this question and studied the traditional spatial concepts of mosques creatively. The range of ideal-typical designs shows not only the rich design potential harbored by this construction task, but also how contact between Islam and a western context could lead to a new, intercultural architecture, which reflects the reality of our living environment, without compromising commitment to tradition.

The realization is gradually dawning in Europe that many immigrants from Muslim countries are here to stay and are seeking to be naturalized— and therefore have the right to build buildings in which to practice their religion. The current building activities frequently cause tension, also for esthetic reasons, within society well into the mosque associations. The question of how the structure and appearance of a mosque can gain acceptance by society is a subject of heated debate especially in Western Europe.
14 interior architect students from RheinMain University have pursued this question and studied the traditional spatial concepts of mosques creatively. The range of ideal-typical designs shows not only the rich design potential harbored by this construction task, but also how contact between Islam and a western context could lead to a new, intercultural architecture, which reflects the reality of our living environment, without compromising commitment to tradition.

Erst allmählich setzt sich in Europa die Erkenntnis durch, dass viele Einwanderer aus muslimisch geprägten Ländern bleiben werden und eingebürgert sein wollen – und damit das Recht besitzen, Bauten zur Ausübung ihrer Religion zu errichten. Die gegenwärtigen Bauaktivitäten führen auch aus ästhetischen Beweggründen immer wieder zu Spannungen innerhalb der Gesellschaft, bis hinein in die Moscheevereine. Die Frage, wie Bau und Erscheinung einer Moschee die gesellschaftliche Anerkennung fördern können, wird vor allem im westlichen Europa heftig diskutiert.
14 Innenarchitekturstudenten der Hochschule RheinMain sind dieser Frage nachgegangen und haben sich mit traditionellen Raumkonzepten von Moscheen kreativ auseinandergesetzt. Die Vorstellung idealtypischer Entwürfe zeigt nicht nur, welch vielfältiges gestalterisches Potenzial in dieser Bauaufgabe steckt, sondern auch, wie sich aus dem Kontakt zwischen dem Islam und dem westlichen Kontext eine neue, interkulturelle Architektur entwickeln könnte, die der Realität unserer Lebenswelt entspricht, ohne Traditionsbindungen aufzugeben.