College of Engineering

Under the Patronage of the Rector of Mosul University Prof. Dr. Kossay Kamalaldeen Al-Ahmady and with the support of Dean of college of Engineering Prof. Dr. Bayar Jaafar Al-Sulayvani, college of Engineering heldaninternational training course entitled ” The Relationship Between Geography and Materials in Islamic Arts and Architecture ” by using the interactive programFCCon Wednesday,10/6/2020.The course delivered by Prof. Dr.Sheila Blairand Prof. Dr .JonathanBloom, Professors of Islamic and Asian Art and Architecture at Boston University and holder of the Hamad bin Jasim Chair for Art and Islamic Architecture. The course presented and translated by Prof. Dr. Wafa AbdulLatif . The course included explaining and dealing with the relationship between the geographical location and building materials in Islamic architecture as well as explaining the most important characteristics of Islamic architecture that emphasized sustainability through the use of local materials in addition to treatments.Climate, wherelecturers discussed avariety ofmodels of buildings construction in various countries around theMuslim world. Those interested in Islamic architecture attended the course from various Iraqi universities and the participants have put forward many questions to the lecturers whowere very happy in their presence and their willingness to cooperate in future and their desire tovisit Mosul soon to give lectures directly for those interested At University of Mosul .