Join us to hear the story of how the signature pattern used by the architects of the SOST building, and its iterations in other design contexts, came about and was developed in close consultation with the grand shaykh of the the Naqshbandī-Mujaddidī sufi order, Hazrat Azad Rasool, before he passed away in 2006.
The workshop will include a visual introduction followed by a practical drawing component where we will explore the geometric principles and constructions underlying the pattern and note how some of these elements aspire to reflect the spiritual practices of the Naqshbandī-Mujaddidīsufi order and act as a valuable aide-memoire for the students progressing on their journey.
We will discuss geometry as a visual language that acts as a bridge between the world of subtle creative principles and the physical world that we live in. Through the drawing process we will also attempt to interweave the contemplative aspects of practical geometric art with historical conceptions of geometry in the Islamicate world.
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