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 and Hudson, 2000.

Subjects:

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