The mosque in the contemporary city

A two day event: Faith and the City: The mosque in the contemporary urban west, with a presentation of case studies of recent mosque building across Europe.

• Wednesday 10 November 2010, 7pm
• Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
• Thursday 11 November 2010, 2-6pm
• The Architectural Foundation Project Space, Ground Floor East, 136-148 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU

Keynote lecture:

• Michel Abboud – architect and Principal SOMA, Architectural design consultants for New York’s Park51 Community Centre

Symposium contributors include:

• Michel Abboud – architect and Principal SOMA
• Ergün Erkoçu – architect and author
• Foreign Architects Switzerland
• Lukas Feireiss – curator, writer, artist and editor, Studio Lukas Feireiss
• Alen Jasarevic – architect and founder, Jasarevic Architekten
• Ali Mangera – architect and founder, Mangera Yvars Architects
• Ziauddin Sardar – writer, broadcaster, cultural critic