"AIN" Workshop discussing and constructing a comprehensive perspective of Islamic architecture and civilization, the workshop is based on several pillars, including:
- Researching the "principles and ideas" upon which Islamic civilization's architecture is built.
- Reading the "architectural heritage" through field trips.
- Examining the contemporary "architectural reality" in the Arab world.
- Searching for suitable "new architectural alternatives" that anticipate the future.
Workshop Axes: Seven main axes, interspersed with field trips:
- (Architecture, Society, and Civilization): This axis focuses on understanding the relationships between these three elements.
- (Not Islamic Architecture): This axis addresses the most famous interpretations and simplifications related to our understanding of Islamic architecture.
- (The Duality of Islam and the West): This axis explores the relationship between major ideas in our world and their reflections on architectural production.
- (Western Architecture): This axis traces how architectural theory evolved in Europe and its reasons.
- (Architecture in Islam): This axis familiarizes with the jurisprudence of urbanism "Fiqh AlOmran", distinguishing between constants and variables in the Islamic perspective on architectural theory.
- (Extremism and Architecture): This axis questions the aspects of architectural extremism and its relationship to extremist ideas.
- (Pioneering Architectural Experiences): This axis reviews some realistic experiments that have sought innovative architectural alternatives to address the challenges faced by our communities.