Architecture and Representation: The Arab City (Symposium) (2014 : Columbia University)

The Arab city : architecture and representation / edited by Amale Andraos and Nora Akawi ; with Caitlin Blanchfield.

New York, NY : Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, [2016]

272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Moving beyond reductive notions of identity, myths of authenticity, fetishized traditionalism, or the constructed opposition of tradition and modernity, this book 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 investigate cultural representation, the evolution of historical cities, contemporary architectural practices, emerging urban conditions, and responsive urban imaginaries in the Arab World.

9781941332146 hardcover
1941332145 hardcover

Architecture and society Arab countries Congresses.
Identity (Psychology) in architecture Arab countries Congresses.
Nationalism and architecture Arab countries Congresses.
Architecture et société États arabes Congrès.
Identité (Psychologie) en architecture États arabes Congrès.
Nationalisme et architecture États arabes Congrès.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Architecture and society.
Identity (Psychology) in architecture.
Nationalism and architecture.
Architektur
Nationalbewusstsein
Architecture and society Arab countries.
Identity (Psychology) in architecture Arab countries.
Nationalism and architecture Arab countries.
Arab countries.
Arabische Staaten

Conference publications.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.

Andraos, Amale, 1973- editor.
Akawi, Nora, editor.
Blanchfield, Caitlin, editor.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 292682
Cote: BIB 237071
Statut: Disponible