International symposium “Beauty in Architecture”

On February 24, 2026, the international symposium “Beauty in Architecture” was held in Hong Kong, organized by Jao Tsung-I Academy.

The director of the “Silk Road” International Research Institute  under the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Prof., DSc. in architecture Yusupova Mavlyuda Aminjanovna  took part in the symposium and made a report on the topic "The Beauty of Traditional Islamic Architecture."

The symposium was dedicated to understanding beauty in traditional architecture as a reflection of the cultural philosophy and worldview of various civilizations. Participants discussed the differences between Eastern and Western architectural aesthetics due to historical, cultural and artistic features.

The presentations explored approaches such as the concept of "harmony between heaven and humanity" in Chinese architecture, the principles of the golden ratio in the European tradition, and the geometric language of Middle Eastern and Islamic architecture.