Title & Author:

Architecture and globalisation in the Persian Gulf Region / edited by Murray Fraser, University College London, UK, Nasser Golzari, University of Westminster, UK.

Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2013]

Description:

xlii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction / Murray Fraser -- pt. I WESTERN COASTLINE OF PERSIAN GULF -- 2. British Architects in the Gulf, 1950--1980 / Tanis Hinchcliffe -- 3. Kuwait City, Kuwait / Gwyn Lloyd Jones -- 4. Dammam, Saudi Arabia / Mashary Al-Naim -- 5. Manama, Bahrain / Ali A. Alraouf -- 6. Doha, Qatar / Robert Adam -- 7. Abu Dhabi, UAE / Sonny Tomic -- 8. Dubai, UAE / Kevin Mitchell -- 9. Shopping Malls in Dubai / Nicholas Jewell -- 10. Sharjah, UAE / Hassan Radoine -- pt. II EASTERN COASTLINE OF PERSIAN GULF -- 11. Abadan and Khorramshahr, Iran / Nasser Golzari -- 12. Bushehr, Iran / Avsar Karababa -- 13. Kangan and Banak, Iran / Reza Shafaei -- 14. Kish Island, Iran / Tim Makower -- 15. Bandar Abbas, Iran / Widari Bahrin -- pt. III CONTEMPORARY DESIGN APPROACHES -- 16. Sustainable Identity: New Paradigms for the Persian Gulf / Nader Ardalan -- 17. Reflections on a Wind-Catcher: Climate and Cultural Identity / Susannah Hagan.
Contents note continued: 18. Doha Renaissance: Msheireb Reborn / Tim Makower -- 19. The Scale of Globalisation / Murray Fraser.

Summary:

This is the first book ever to examine the architecture and urbanism of the Persian Gulf as a complete entity, dealing equally with conditions on the eastern Iranian shoreline as in Arabic countries on the western side. By inviting a range of architects and scholars to write about historical and contemporary influences on 14 cities along both Gulf coastlines, the book traces the changes in architecture and human settlement in relation to environmental factors and particularity of place. It provides an innovative contribution to the study of architecture and globalisation through a detailed investigation of this particular region, investigating how buildings and cities are being shaped as a result. A set of thematic essays at the end offer important insights into issues of globalisation, urbanism and environmental design, drawing from the experience of the Persian Gulf. The outcome is a unique record of the Gulf in the early-21st century at a point when global capitalism is making major inroads and yet questions of architectural design, climate change, ecological sustainability, cultural identity and so-called 'Facebook Democracy' are likewise shaking up the Middle Eastern region. The book thus offers a fresh reading of the architecture and urbanism of a fascinating and often contradictory region, while also showing how globalisation can be analysed in a more engaged and integrated manner.

ISBN:

9781409443148 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1409443140 (hardback ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9781409443155
(epub)
9781409470984
1409443159 (ebook)
9781409443155 (ebook)
1409470989 (epub)
9781409470984 (epub)

Subject:

Architecture and globalization Persian Gulf Region.
Group identity Persian Gulf Region.
City planning Persian Gulf Region.
Architecture et mondialisation Persique, Région du golfe.
Identité collective Persique, Région du golfe.
Architecture and globalization
City planning
Group identity
Persian Gulf Region

Added entries:

Fraser, Murray, editor.
Golzari, Nasser, editor.

Architecture and globalization in the Persian Gulf Region

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288660
Call No.: BIB 230502
Status: Available