SINAN: The Great Architect & Urban Designer

Who is Sinan?

Was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer for Sultans

Born in Anatolia, Turkey in 1489

...built hundreds of buildings including

mosques, palaces, chapels, tombs, schools, almshouses, madrassahs, fountains, aqueducts and hospitals.

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Sinan learnt his father's trade at his youth but he was snatched from his family and

taken to work for the Caliph court.

With the skills learnt at an early age, he quickly developed his career of

architect from his military service at the Janissary Corps (Turkish Military).

His travels with the army through a vast geographical region extending from Anatolia to Italy, Central Europe,

Baghdad enriched his architectural knowledge.

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The synthesis of this knowledge was reflected in his famous constructions as seen in his chief work the Suleymaniyye Mosque (1550-1557)

Sinan has been compared to Michelangelo of the European Renaissance

Sinan's Architectural Contribution

Environmental design

1. The Use of Ostrich egg

Ostrich egg

Ostrich egg

These eggs secrete chemical substances into the atmosphere, which

repel spiders and mosquitoes away

2. Air Purification System

The Oil lamps and

candle used to lighten,

generate smoke and

burn oxygen

Drive the smoke to

a filter chamber

The soot

collected will be

filtered

And used for

making ink

In turn, clean air

was driven to the

outside ensuring

sustainability

The ink protects the

books from book worm

Subha nallah

SINAN: The Great Architect & Urban Designer

Designed by: Shahib amin (shahib.com)

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