Alif Lām Mīm Application of Islamic Architecture Art Manifestation

Art in Islam has developed over the time by a spread of Islam as religion to worldwide. A peaceful Islamic teaching has influence some art subjects. One of the art areas are calligraphy and architecture. Calligraphy is the highest art in Islam that related on the role as a keeper of Allah SWT said in form of writing. Islamic Architecture initiated as the manifestation of human culture for a shelter based in Quran and Hadith. However, Islamic Architecture meaning narrows during its development as a praying place. Additionally, the art of calligraphy in architecture is only limited as ornament. Calligraphy has a challenge as two dimensions art on architecture foundation. Calligraphy require connected the method from postmodern architecture ideology. As a result, the two art dimensions would comprehensive to form the space, not only as ornament. One of application in calligraphy symbolic meaning is by metaphoric concept. The application form adapts Alif Lām Mīm word that described by tangible metaphor approach, with sign reading (semiotic), then applied in macro with metaphor of calligraphy writing. Intangible metaphor generated from meaning in-depth analysis to express space impression, by sequences processing to produce a space chronology. As a result, Islamic calligraphy is not only practice as two dimensions element in design, but also forms the space through the meaning