Islam + Architecture Author: Sabiha Foster Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Year: 2005
Amazon Price: $47.84
ArchitectureWeek— Innovative and sustainable for centuries, the architecture of Islamic regions declined with colonial and superpower politics. With the influx of oil wealth came imported, inappropriate building systems and self-conscious parodies of "Islamic style." Now a new approach is responding to the cultural and social needs of traditional Islamic societies as "unity in diversity" becomes essential to survival.
ArchitectureWeek— An overview of the growth of UAE cities since the 1960s, as they developed from a barren landscape but within the context of an ancient heritage. Discussions of ongoing modernization, reconstruction of historic buildings, and the development of a modern urban fabric grounded in tradition.
ArchitectureWeek— Built from 532 to 537 as the Cathedral of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia was little studied and seldom recognized as a great monument of world art until the nineteenth century, and Nelson examines the causes and consequences of the building's newly elevated status. He chronicles the grand dome's modern history through a vibrant cast of characters--emperors, sultans, critics, poets, archaeologists, architects, philanthropists, and religious congregations--some of whom spent years studying it, others never visiting the building. But as Nelson insists, they all had a hand in the recreation of Hagia Sophia as a modern architectural icon. By many means and for its own purposes, the West has conceptually transformed Hagia Sophia into the international symbol that it is today.
ArchitectureWeek— This illustrated book offers a look inside the opulent estates of the pashas, khedives, and great ladies of 19th-century Egypt, and the princes and kings of the early 20th century. The stories of the families and architects behind 41 villas and palaces are told through the text and the beautiful photographs taken by Sherif Sonbol.
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