Kabir, Nujaba Binte. / "November 2009." / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report"--Leaf preceding t.p. / Thesis (M.Arch.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRUCT --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.V / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter PART I. --- HISTORY OF SULTANATE MOSQUES ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL & SHAPE GRAMMAR ANALYSIS. / Chapter Chapter 01. --- History and Origins of Sultanate Mosques --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1 --- Historical context --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Geographical & climatic context --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Origins of Bengal mosque architecture --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- Pre-Muslim architectural traditions of Bengal --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- The common characteristics of the Sultanate mosque --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 02. --- Shape Grammar: Analysis of Style and Grammar Interpreter. --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1 --- Analysis of style --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Generative application --- p.21 / Chapter PART II. --- DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAMMAR FOR SULTANATE MOSQUES. / Chapter Chapter 03. --- The Style of the Corpus of Sultanate Mosques and the Features Require Developing the Grammar. --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1 --- The corpus of the Sultanate V Mosques in Bengal --- p.24 / Chapter 3.2 --- Examining the corpus of the Sultanate Mosques in Bengal --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3 --- Features Require Developing the Grammar --- p.30 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Grammar --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 04. --- The Vocabulary of the Sultanate Mosques. --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Vocabulary elements --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- The formation of the grammar --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 05. --- Stage 1: Generation of the Starting Unit --- p.47 / Chapter 5.1 --- Concept --- p.47 / Chapter 5.2 --- The algorithm --- p.48 / Chapter 5.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 06. --- Stage 2: Formatting the Grids and Forming the Columns --- p.53 / Chapter 6.1 --- Concept --- p.53 / Chapter 6.2 --- The algorithm --- p.54 / Chapter 6.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 07. --- Stage 3: Formatting the Walls around the Complete Grid. --- p.58 / Chapter 7.1 --- Concept --- p.58 / Chapter 7.2 --- The algorithm --- p.58 / Chapter 7.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.61 / Chapter Chapter 08. --- Stage 4: Locating the Corner Towers and the Openings on the Walls --- p.62 / Chapter 8.1 --- Concept --- p.62 / Chapter 8.2 --- The algorithm --- p.63 / Chapter 8.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 09. --- The Language of Designs --- p.68 / CONCLUSION --- p.72 / REFERENCES --- p.75 / APPENDIX --- p.78

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