Since the discovery and study of the Topkapi scroll in 1986 there has been a renewed interest in the geometric and mathematical underpinnings of Islamic architecture and its ornament. While there is a rigorous mathematically driven logic behind these quasi-crystallin geometries, the aesthetic they produced is much more far reaching and has transformed into a cultural touchstone for Islamic culture. The techniques found in the Arabesque contain sophisticated transitions from two-dimensional pattern to two and a half dimensional relief, to fully three-dimensional and spatial formations. There are also embedded disciplinary questions of projection, drawing, and representation in architecture.

The proposal of project will emerge out of an inter-related working method between artistic techniques, program, space, atmosphere, and materials that combine to develop an innovative new museum formation.