Urban form in the Arab world : past and present /

Urban form in the Arab world : past and present /

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Main Author: Bianca, Stefano (Author)

Corporate Author: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Institut für Orts-, Regional- und Landesplanung.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: London ; New York, NY : Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Subjects:

City planning > Arab countries.
Architecture and society > Arab countries.
Cities and towns > Arab countries.
Islamic architecture.

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Call Number: NA9245 .B53 2000

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.