British mosques explored: 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale preview
British mosques explored: 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale preview
Previewing the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, we catch up with Shahed Saleem, one of the curators at the Applied Arts Pavilion Special Project. Titled ‘Three British Mosques’, this exciting collaboration between La Biennale di Venezia and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum focuses on adapted mosque spaces in London
Old Kent Road Mosque’s men’s prayer hall. The building was adapted for use as a mosque from a pub
With the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale launch approaching, we catch up with author and architect Shahed Saleem, one of the curators at the Applied Arts Pavilion Special Project, a collaboration between La Biennale di Venezia and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. The project, which will be part of the Arsenale displays, is titled ‘Three British Mosques’, and looks into ‘contemporary multiculturalism throug