Theorist

Gülru Necipoğlu

Islamic art and architectural history

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Details

Nationality: Turkish-American

Notes

Historian of Islamic architecture; studied geometry and ornament via the Topkapı scroll.

Connections

proposed Islamic Sacred Geometry
authored The Topkapı Scroll: Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture

Sources

Necipoğlu, G. The Topkapı Scroll: Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture. Getty, 1995.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Gülru Necipoğlu." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/gulru-necipoglu/. Accessed July 17, 2026.