Monday, December 19, 2011
International Architectural Design Competition | Zabeel Park Competition | New Moon | Varabyeu Partners
"New Moon" from Varabyeu Partners.
Conceived as part of an international competition to create the main attractions of the park Zabeel in Dubai, UAE. "New Moon" from Varabyeu Partners is a symbolic architecture, which, in addition to providing a unique design also emphasizes the prosperity of the modern United Arab Emirates. Emblems of power and energy in the East, in the form of a crescent consists of five levels, each of which represents a single observatory, which depicts the Five Pillars of Islam:
1. Shahada (Arabic الشهادة) - Evidence that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad - His servant and His messenger.
2. Salat (Arabic الصلاة) - Making every day, five-time prayers.
3. Zakah (Arabic الزكاة) - payment of cleaning donations.
4. Syyam (Arabic الصيام) - fast during the month of Ramadan.........more
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