The architecture of Ramses Wissa Wassef /
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The pioneering Egyptian architect and teacher Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911-74) is best known for his founding in 1951 of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre in Harraniya, a small village near the Giza Pyramids in Greater Cairo. The center, internationally acclaimed for its tapestries and sculptures, began partly as an art school for young villagers, reflecting Wissa Wassef's aim of reviving traditional Egyptian architecture and crafts, and his belief in the innate creative power and potential of children. Less well known are Wissa Wassef's prolific architectural output and his efforts and influence beyond the confines of the Harraniya center to promote artistic expression among Egyptian youth. This generously illustrated volume is the first comprehensive survey of Wissa Wassef's architectural works, both extant and non-extant, shedding light on his legacy and significant engagement with vernacular and contemporary Egyptian architecture. Wissa Wassef renounced self-promotion and monetary reward in his work, placing human physical and psychological well-being at the center of his architectural philosophy. An astute observer and modest personality, he saw himself as part of the people and began experimenting with participatory design and people-centered architecture before they became popular. The Architecture of Ramses Wissa Wassef reveals Wissa Wassef's profuse architectural oeuvre, which spanned private villas and rural houses, as well as public buildings, such as churches, schools, and museums, highlighting his rich contribution to Egypt's architectural heritage at a moment when that heritage is at risk of being lost.
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vii, 259 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm. :
9789774169243
9774169247
Le décor architectural Artuqide en pierre de Mardin placé dan son contexte régional : contribution à l'histoire du décor géométrique et végétal du Proche-Orient des XIIe-XVe siècle...
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This volume studies the architecture of the city of Mardin in South-east Anatolia produced under the patronage of the Artuqids, whose influence held sway from c. 1101-1409.
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Previously issued in print: 2015. :
1 online resource : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784911232 (ebook) :
Monumental earthen architecture in early societies : technology and power display : proceedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1-7 September, Burgos, Spain).
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Proceedings from a session held as part of the XVII World UISPP Congress, Burgos, 2014. The theme of the symposium was the archaeology of earthen architecture in pre- and protohistoric cultures, with an emphasis on constructive techniques and systems, and diachronic changes in those aspects.
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Conference proceedings.
Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784912840 (ebook) :
The temple of Hatshepsut, the solar complex /
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At head of title: Centre d'archeologie mediterraneenne de l'Academie polonaise des sciences et Centre Kazimierz Michaowski d'archeologie mediterraneenne de l'Universit�e de Varsovie. :
296 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + portfolio (6 leaves of plates, 94 folded leaves ; 43 cm). :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
8388973304
9788388973307 :
0137-6446 ;
The topography and urban evolution of Cairo The topography and urban evolution of Cairo
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Subtitle on color maps in folder: The visuel description
The color maps are a supplement of volume 2 :
2 volumes some color), maps (1 color) ; 25 x 35 cm + color maps in folde 24 cm. :
9789779101606
Building between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Lands : Construction Processes and Transmission of Knowledge from Late Antiquity to Early Islam /
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This edited volume examines the construction processes and the mechanisms of transmission of knowledge between the eastern and western Mediterranean lands from the late Roman period to the early centuries of Islam. The essays explore issues of material culture, craft techniques, technological and typological changes and cultural contacts in Syria, Jordan, North Africa and Spain. The volume includes case studies on prestigious architectural complexes, defensive systems and other structures located in major urban centres (Cyrrhus, Bosra, Jerash, Sousse, Kairouan and Cordoba), as well as minor sites and rural buildings. It offers a fresh contribution to the long-lasting historiographic debate on the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages and how Early Islamic architecture fostered the structural assumptions for new building experiences in many Mediterranean regions. Contributors: Antonio Almagro, Shaker Al Shbib, Stefano Anastasio, Ignacio Arce, Jean-Claude Bessac, Pascale Clauss-Balty, Piero Gilento, Mattia Guidetti, Pedro Gurriarán Daza, Roberto Parenti, Pauline Piraud-Fournet, María de los Ángeles Utrero Agudo, Jean-Pierre van Staëvel, Apolline Vernet, François Villeneuve.
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This book explores the construction processes and the mechanisms of transmission of knowledge between the eastern and western Mediterranean lands from the late Roman period to the early centuries of Islam. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004516458
9789004516793
Il restauro della Samakhana dei dervisci Mevlevi al Cairo = The restoration of the Mawlawi Samakhana in Cairo = Tarmim Sama khanah al-darawish al-Mawlawiyah bi-al-Qahirah /
: "Traduzione all'arabo : Nabil Gad; traduzione all'inglese : Dina Bakhoum."--Page 4. : 88 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations, plans ; 32 cm