For many years, Islamic architecture, as a field of historical enquiry, was hampered by its Orientalist roots. Architectural forms were classified by types and styles, and perceived as sedate, static and unevolving. Nasser Rabbat, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Architecture at MIT, demonstrates a dynamic way forward for the discipline.

Rabbat, Nasser. "Islamic architecture as a field of historical enquiry." Architectural Design 74, no. vi (2004): 18-23.

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