Islamic heritage architecture and art III
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Islamic heritage architecture and art III
（WIT transactions on the built environment, v. 197）
WIT Press, c2020
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Papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Islamic Heritage held in May 2020
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Islamic architecture has enriched design with a wide variety of structural shapes, including among others, unique arches, a wide variety of vaults and domes which allow for new forms to be developed. The influence that these structural forms have in non-Islamic countries was one of the themes of the 3rd International Conference on Islamic Heritage Architecture and Art, at which the included papers were presented.
There is much to learn from past experiences to arrive at solutions which are environmentally sound and sustainable in the long term. As conventional energy resources become scarce, the Islamic design heritage can offer invaluable lessons on how to deal in an efficient manner with cases of hard and extreme environments.
Traditional architecture and urban environments in most Islamic countries are now being eroded by overemphasis on a global type of architecture and city planning. As a consequence, many regions are losing their identity. It will become increasingly important for new developments to take light of what the classical Islamic urban designs and architectures have to offer modern society.
An equally important aspect covered is the analysis of the materials employed and the types of structural elements, particularly those unique to Islamic architecture. Preserving this heritage requires the development of appropriate conservation techniques in response to the different materials used and the ways structural forms work, including under extreme conditions, such as earthquakes.
These papers deal with the design of many types of buildings in Islamic countries, including not only the better known public buildings like mosques, mausolea, citadels and forts, but also houses and gardens, engineering works such as bridges and dams, irrigation systems and many others which have also had a profound impact on society.
Table of Contents
- Evaluation of restoration projects for throne villages’ palaces and fortresses
- Arab contributions to hydronymy: The detecting of underground water that led to the construction of water wells
- Re-using heritage elements in new buildings: Cases from the United Arab Emirates
- Past, present, and future perspectives on glass ceiling applications in historic buildings: Cases from Ankara, Turkey
- Impact of urban growth on the historical area of Umm Al Quwain, UAE
- Growth of the Holy Mosque in Mecca and the first legislation of heritage conservation in Saudi Arabia (1955–2010)
- Impact of urbanisation on cultural identity and townscape characteristics of Kuala Lumpur China Town, Malaysia
- Creating a lovable and livable public place: A method for augmenting contemporary behaviour settings in “World Heritage List” historic Jeddah (AlBalad), Saudi Arabia
- Vernacular Saudi Arabian architectural techniques: Revival to modern Saudi
- Hijazi house: Gendered space and cultural relations
- Lighting design in two mosque typologies in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism-based approach to conserving the built heritage sites in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- “Patterns” of threshold spaces in the historical city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Elements of Islamic architectural heritage: Minaret
- Contribution of visual representation of Islamic celebrations
- Latency, light, and void: Key concepts in contemporary Islamic art
- Losing and finding reality in the virtual world: Media representation of Saudi culture – The case of the Ministry of Culture
- Sustaining cultural identity through Arabic calligraphy: A critical reading of Nasser al-Salem’s artworks
- Geometrical structure of illustrations in Islamic manuscripts: A case study of Kalila and Demna illustrations
- Dynamics of the merchant elite in early Ottoman modernity of the southern frontier: The case of Salt in Transjordan and Nablus in Palestine.
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