Arab architecture, past and present : an exhibition presented by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, 24th January-17th February 1984
Arab architecture, past and present : an exhibition presented by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, 24th January-17th February 1984
Publisher:
The Centre for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, University of Durham
Published:
1983
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17967466694
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Seller's Description:
VG-with light wear to covers. White stapled wraps with green lettering and decoration. 100 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Catalogue from the exhibition held in London, January-February 1984. Essays/sections include: The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the importance of the Mihrab Sulayman; Mecca-oriented Architecture within an urban context-a largely unexplored building practice of mediaeval Cairo; The Alhambra; The Arts and Islamic Architecture; Building in the Middle East today-in search of a direction; Architecture and planning in the Arab City; Planners, architects and the people: the experience of the medina of Tunis; City of Jeddah; The Arab house in its geocultural context; and Compatible architecture in the Arabl City. With a list of exhibitors, bw diagrams/plans and photos of buildings and models. Each essay by a different architectural expert.
