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This publication examines the role of national narratives in defining the Arab territory through the strategic implementation of architecture and urban planning. The Arab region, home to 423,000,000 inhabitants, is almost twice the size of the United States but still lacks sufficient and accessible research. "Architecture of the territory" uncovers the mechanisms that(...)
Architecture of the territory: Constructing national narratives in the arab world
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This publication examines the role of national narratives in defining the Arab territory through the strategic implementation of architecture and urban planning. The Arab region, home to 423,000,000 inhabitants, is almost twice the size of the United States but still lacks sufficient and accessible research. "Architecture of the territory" uncovers the mechanisms that have shaped this distinct territory, providing a critically overdue examination of the dichotomy between the overplanned cities of autocratic governments and the post-conflict urban sprawls of precarious states in the Arab world, where national narratives have acted as a vehicle to implement the development of these territories. The book opens a dialogue between young Arab researchers and professionals covering, among other subjects, tensions inherited from colonial borders; agricultural strategies; and imported housing typologies and narratives. The content draws a parallel to similar issues found in the global architectural discourse of today.
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The perimeter around the occupied Gaza Strip is formed by a sophisticated system of fences, forts and surveillance technologies. With each Israeli incursion, a military no-go area, or a "buffer zone," is established along Gaza's "borders," extending deep into Palestinian residential areas and farmlands— further compounding the Gaza Strip's isolation from the rest of(...)
Environmental warfare in Gaza: Colonial violence and new landscapes of resistance
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The perimeter around the occupied Gaza Strip is formed by a sophisticated system of fences, forts and surveillance technologies. With each Israeli incursion, a military no-go area, or a "buffer zone," is established along Gaza's "borders," extending deep into Palestinian residential areas and farmlands— further compounding the Gaza Strip's isolation from the rest of Palestine. Since 2014, the bulldozing of Palestinian lands by the Israeli occupation forces has been complemented by unannounced aerial spraying of military herbicides, extending the reach of Israeli violence into the realm of chemical warfare. Today, the spraying has destroyed entire swaths of arable land in Gaza, forcibly changing a once-lush Palestinian landscape, and providing the Israeli army with better visibility to fire at Palestinian targets with lethal force from a distance. This book is a vivid document of this latest stage of Israeli warfare, including original maps, images and visualisations which deepen our understanding of its environmental and human impact. It collects new documents, original archival materials, stills of drone footage, first-hand testimonies of farmers, organisers and protesters, and documents affected vegetation in Gaza as "silent witnesses" to Israeli settler-colonial violence.
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The african city : a history
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This unique book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entire continent, not just Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from factual information and rich description material culled from many sources, it looks at many issues from why urban life emerged in the first place to how(...)
The african city : a history
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This unique book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entire continent, not just Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from factual information and rich description material culled from many sources, it looks at many issues from why urban life emerged in the first place to how present-day African cities cope in difficult times. Instead of seeing towns and cities as somehow extraneous to the real Africa, it views them as an inherent part of developing Africa, indigenous, colonial, and post-colonial and emphasizes the extent to which the future of African society and African culture will likely be played out mostly in cities. The book is written to appeal to students of history but equally to geographers, planners, sociologists and development specialists interested in urban problems.
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novembre 2006, New York
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Damas, capitale de la Syrie contemporaine, adossée à la chaîne de l’Anti-Liban à la frange des immensités de la steppe syrienne, est bien connue des historiens du monde arabe. Si les travaux de Jean Sauvaget, d’André Raymond et de leurs successeurs permettent d’en dresser un tableau détaillé pour les périodes médiévale et moderne, le tournant des XIXe et XXe siècles a été(...)
Damas : urbanisme et architecture 1860-1925
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Damas, capitale de la Syrie contemporaine, adossée à la chaîne de l’Anti-Liban à la frange des immensités de la steppe syrienne, est bien connue des historiens du monde arabe. Si les travaux de Jean Sauvaget, d’André Raymond et de leurs successeurs permettent d’en dresser un tableau détaillé pour les périodes médiévale et moderne, le tournant des XIXe et XXe siècles a été assez peu étudié1. C’est de cette époque dont il est question dans ce livre. A ce moment-là, Damas est touchée par d’importantes transformations ; de nouvelles modalités de développement et de modernisation de l’espace urbain se mettent en place. L’organisation administrative de l’Empire ottoman connaît alors de multiples réformes, la législation en matière de contrôle de l’urbanisation et le mode de gestion des villes sont totalement renouvelés.
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the(...)
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Architecture of Thailand : a guide to traditional and contemporary forms
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the distinctive Thai style are also discussed. The book also examines the hybrid forms that reflect the confluence of Thai and Western or other Asian styles. It ends with a look at contemporary Thai architecture and how traditional architectural practices have been adapted to suit modern needs.
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War has entered the cities. Since September 11, 2001 at the latest, it has become apparent that this is the case not only in Jerusalem and the Middle East, but also in Western metropolises. This book presents a thorough investigation of the current situation in Jerusalem from a trilateral perspective: Israeli, Palestinian, and international experts air their views. The(...)
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City of collision : Jerusalem and the principles of conflict urbanism
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War has entered the cities. Since September 11, 2001 at the latest, it has become apparent that this is the case not only in Jerusalem and the Middle East, but also in Western metropolises. This book presents a thorough investigation of the current situation in Jerusalem from a trilateral perspective: Israeli, Palestinian, and international experts air their views. The discussion centers on the production and use of urban space under the conditions created by the conflict, including, for example, the so-called security fence, urban enclaves, exclaves, the approach to monuments and no-man’s-land, and the instrumentalization of infrastructures, which leads to the crass juxtaposition of highly developed and impoverished urban spaces. The conflict, however, does not bring with it destruction and violence alone, but also exhibits ambivalent effects and, along with them, new cultural and urban realities. Jerusalem has become a prototype in the age of new urban violence.
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes(...)
Selling Jerusalem : relics, replicas, theme parks
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore,(...)
Les maîtres de l'eau : histoire de l'hydraulique arabe
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore, au-delà de l’étude de l’hydraulique arabe, la découverte des hydrauliciens eux-mêmes et l’Ecole arabe de l’eau à laquelle ils appartiennent. Cet ouvrage a également pour but d’œuvrer à la sauvegarde du patrimoine hydraulique par la création d’un musée de l’Eau où seraient exposées quelques-unes des réalisations du génie hydraulique arabe. Ainsi, ce lieu deviendrait espace de réflexion et source d’inspiration pour les jeunes ingénieurs et un large public.
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In the garden of Isfahan
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser(...)
In the garden of Isfahan
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser has captured the beauty of Isfahan in photos that present the masterworks of Persian architecture and horticulture from the 16th to 18th centuries, Isfahan's heyday under the Persian Safavid dynasty. He paints a picture of boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques and minarets.
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions(...)
Architecture du défi: péninsule arabique, les métropoles du désert
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions durables respectueuses de l'environnement.
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