Islamic Perspective of Myths Rooted in Studio Culture

Abstract

This paper is part of literature review carried out for a research on Studio Culture, specifically discussing on Islamic perspective of myths rooted in Studio Culture. In architectural education, Studio culture was generally developed in western architecture schools with secular methodological consideration and then adapted by schools of architecture in various Islamic countries. Studio Culture is shrouded with myths that are considered necessary for architectural students to conform in order to be successful architects. This research has the objective of evaluating the appropriateness of embracing the myths, based on Islamic perspectives. This research is an example of multidisciplinary research that combined the fields of architectural education and Islamic perspective of education. By critically analysing this issue, it is hoped that this research could benefit architecture students and academicians, as well as architectural practice in general.