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The Arab City - Architecture and Representation
Amale (Ed) Andraos
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Description for The Arab City - Architecture and Representation
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 454.
Moving beyond reductive notions of identity, myths of authenticity, fetishized traditionalism, or the constructed opposition of tradition and modernity, The Arab City: Architectural and Representation critically engages contemporary architectural and urban production in the Middle East. Taking the Arab City and Islamic Architecture as sites of investigation rather than given categories, this book reframes the region's buildings, cities, and landscapes and broadens its architectural and urban canons. Arab cities are multifaceted places and sites of layered historical imaginaries; defined by regional and territorial economies, they bridge scales of production and political engagement. The essays collected here ... Read more
Moving beyond reductive notions of identity, myths of authenticity, fetishized traditionalism, or the constructed opposition of tradition and modernity, The Arab City: Architectural and Representation critically engages contemporary architectural and urban production in the Middle East. Taking the Arab City and Islamic Architecture as sites of investigation rather than given categories, this book reframes the region's buildings, cities, and landscapes and broadens its architectural and urban canons. Arab cities are multifaceted places and sites of layered historical imaginaries; defined by regional and territorial economies, they bridge scales of production and political engagement. The essays collected here ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
984g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781941332146
SKU
V9781941332146
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-36
About Amale (Ed) Andraos
Amale Andraos is the dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and a founding partner of WORKac. Her other publications include 49 Cities and Above the Pavement, the Farm! Nora Akawi holds an MS CCCP from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and is the director of the school's Amman Lab.
Reviews for The Arab City - Architecture and Representation
The Arab City gives a thorough digest of the current architectural affairs in the Arab states. Surface Fascinating, well illustrated, and extremely timely. Architectural Record