Islamic and Islamicate Architecture in the Americas: Transregional Dialogues and Manifestations

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Caroline ‘Olivia’ M. Wolf (Loyola University Chicago)

Islamic and Islamicate Architecture in the Americas

Transregional Dialogues and Manifestations

Caroline ‘Olivia’ M. Wolf (Loyola University Chicago)

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Intellect Books
14 October 2025

History of architecture; Islam; Cultural studies

Series: Critical Studies in Architecture of the Middle East

A groundbreaking study that redefines Islamic architectural history by placing the Americas at the center of transregional cultural and artistic dialogues.

Walking us through colonial courtyards in Peru to the mosques and cultural centers built by contemporary immigrant communities across North America, Islamic and Islamicate Architecture in the Americas depicts how architectural traditions tied to the Islamic world have taken root and evolved across the Western Hemisphere. This volume confronts conventional geographical boundaries by situating the Americas in dialogue with transregional aesthetic and cultural networks that span centuries.

Using diverse case studies, contributors examine the migration of construction techniques, the adaptation of Islamic architectural motifs in colonial and modern contexts, and the role of patronage in shaping built environments. This book expands our understanding of how cultures travel and take on new meanings in different spaces by bridging North and South America, two regions often excluded from the Islamic architectural canon.

Stimulating material for scholars and students of architecture, art history, and cultural studies, this volume offers a vital reconsideration of Islamic and Islamicate architecture through a hemispheric lens, revealing a rich and complex architectural legacy that continues to shape the Americas today.

Edited by: Caroline ‘Olivia’ M. Wolf (Loyola University Chicago)
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781835951316
ISBN 10: 1835951317
Series: Critical Studies in Architecture of the Middle East
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Caroline ‘Olivia’ M. Wolf is an assistant professor of Art History at Loyola University Chicago, USA. Her research emphasizes diasporic and transregional visual intersections across the Global South, with areas of specialization in Latin American modernism, as well as Middle Eastern art and architecture. Wolf’s work has been supported by fellowships from the Fulbright-Hays DDRA, the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), and the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH).