Urban form in the Arab world : past and present /
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Call Number: NA9245 .B53 2000
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| 100 | 1 | |a Bianca, Stefano, |e author |9 26751 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Urban form in the Arab world : |b past and present / |c Stefano Bianca. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London ; |a New York, NY : |b Thames & Hudson, |c 2000. | |
| 300 | |a 347 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-[348]). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Introduction: The Subject and the Approach -- Part I. The Historic Arab-Islamic City -- 2. Basic Principles of Islam and their Social, Spatial and Artistic Implications -- 3. Environmental, Cultural and Historic Shaping Factors of Islamic Architecture -- 4. Components of Urban Form I: The Residential Unit -- 5. Components of Urban Form II: The Mosque and Related Welfare Buildings -- 6. Components of Urban Form III: Trade and Production Structures -- 7. The Deep Structure of the Traditional Urban Fabric -- Part II. The Clash between Tradition and Modernity -- 8. The Impact of Western Models on the Contemporary Development Patterns of Historic Muslim Cities -- 9. Structural Conflicts between Traditional Islamic Concepts and Modern Western Planning Methods -- Part III. Case Studies: Interventions in the Historic Fabric -- 10. Case Study I: The Holy Cities of Islam--The Impact of Mass Transportation and Rapid Urban Change -- 11. Case Study II: Baghdad--an Arab Metropolis between Conservation and Redevelopment -- 12. Case Study III: Fez--Protecting the Integrity of the Historic Fabric -- 13. Case Study IV: Aleppo--Urban Repair of a Destroyed Historic District -- 14. Conclusion--Towards the Rehabilitation of Historic Muslim Cities. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a City planning |z Arab countries. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Architecture and society |z Arab countries. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cities and towns |z Arab countries. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Islamic architecture. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. |b Institut für Orts-, Regional- und Landesplanung. |9 22077 | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
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