Facey, William, 1948- author.

Back to earth : adobe building in Saudi Arabia / William Facey ; with an introduction by Prince Sulṭān bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Āl Saʻūd.

Riyadh ; London : Al-Turath in association with the London Centre of Arab Studies, [1997].
©1997

vi, 216 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 29 cm

"Until 1986, the farmhouse al-'Udhaibat was a tumbledown, neglected mud-brick ruin, no different from many other such old buildings which have survived in Saudi Arabia. It was unmaintained and-- as all buildings of sun-dried mud will, if left-- was quietly sliding into oblivion. The restoration of this farmhouse developed into a complex project, with important implications for rural housing and the place of traditional materials in modern building. Al-'Udhaibat has become a source of inspiration for the new generation of Saudi architects." http://books.google.com/books?id=nS1UAAAAMAAJ.

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Building, Adobe Saudi Arabia Najd.
Vernacular architecture Saudi Arabia Najd.
Islamic architecture Saudi Arabia Najd.
Architecture Arid regions Saudi Arabia Najd.
Farmhouses Conservation and restoration Saudi Arabia Najd.
Construction en adobe Arabie saoudite Nadjd.
Architecture vernaculaire Arabie saoudite Nadjd.
Architecture islamique Arabie saoudite Nadjd.
Architecture Régions arides Arabie saoudite Nadjd.
Architecture Arid regions
Building, Adobe
Farmhouses Conservation and restoration
Islamic architecture
Vernacular architecture
Adobe
Bouwkunst.
Leem.
Construction en adobe Arabie saoudite.
Constructions Arabie saoudite.
Politique de l'environnement Arabie saoudite.
Saudi Arabia Najd
Saudi-Arabien

Ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, Sulṭān ibn Salmān, Prince of Saudi Arabia, 1956- writer of introduction.

Adobe building in Saudi Arabia

Location: Library main 197107
Call No.: ID NA4145.A35.F33; ID:98-B500
Status: Available