03/07/2022 [Press] Documentary “Le temps des bâtisseuses” dedicated to the architecture of religious monuments in the Arab-Muslim world
The TV program “Islam” broadcasted on March 6th was dedicated to the architecture of religious monuments in the Arab-Muslim world. “The time of the builders” documentary highlighted this architectural heritage as well as the major role of women in their realization.
« A mosque, like any place of worship or assembly hall, must have a very strong interior appeal. As soon as you enter it, you must not tell yourself that it is merely a building that serves as a city landmark, but that there is an interiority, the interiority of cathedrals. There is something about places of worship, when you are inside you lower your voice, you can feel that you are in a domain different from than the profane sphere… » Roueïda Ayache, partner architect at Architecturestudio.
Many thanks to Marie-Annick Le Guern’s team, Didier Bourg and France Télévisions.