Sustainable Architecture Responsed by Islamic Architecture for Better Environment

Abstract

Global warming, nature destruction, until the limit of green space force us as the present generation to make a sustainable program. The sustainability is not only by restoring, but also maintaining from getting worse. Architecture is one of the sciences concerning to the sustainability. In this case, it results in some isms such as ecological architecture, green architecture, eco-friendly architecture, and so on. The Koran as the guideline of Muslims has taught how to live in sustainable life, including in the world of architecture. Therefore, it comes the so-called ―Islamic architecture‖. Then it is necessary to find out how the Islamic architecture respond to the sustainability