Main entry:

Bianca, Stefano., author.

Title & Author:

Urban form in the Arab world : past and present / Stefano Bianca.

Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Thames & Hudson, 2000.
©

Description:

347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
"Issued under the auspices of the ORL Institute, as a volume of our research series."--Page 6.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-348).
Part I Historic Arab-Islamic City -- 2. Basic Principles of Islam and their Social, Spatial and Artistic Implications 23 -- 3. Environmental, Cultural and Historic Shaping Factors of Islamic Architecture 49 -- 4. Components of Urban Form I: The Residential Unit 73 -- 5. Components of Urban Form II: The Mosque and Related Welfare Buildings 101 -- 6. Components of Urban Form III: Trade and Production Structures 123 -- 7. Deep Structure of the Traditional Urban Fabric 137 -- Part II Clash between Tradition and Modernity -- 8. Impact of Western Models on the Contemporary Development Patterns of Historic Muslim Cities 161 -- 9. Structural Conflicts between Traditional Islamic Concepts and Modern Western Planning Methods 185 -- Part III Case Studies: Interventions in the Historic Fabric -- 10. Case Study I: The Holy Cities of Islam--The Impact of Mass Transportation and Rapid Urban Change 219 -- 11. Case Study II: Baghdad--an Arab Metropolis between Conservation and Redevelopment 249 -- 12. Case Study III: Fez--Protecting the Integrity of the Historic Fabric 271 -- 13. Case Study IV: Aleppo--Urban Repair of a Destroyed Historic District 303 -- 14. Conclusion--Towards the Rehabilitation of Historic Muslim Cities 325.

Summary:

An architectural historian and practising urban designer aims to raise understanding of traditional buildings in the Arab-Islamic world, and reveals the problems faced by historic cities in the light of Western influence.

ISBN:

0500282056
9780500282052

Subject:

City planning Arab countries.
Architecture and society Arab countries.
Cities and towns Arab countries.
Islamic architecture.
Urbanisme États arabes.
Architecture et société États arabes.
Villes États arabes.
Architecture islamique.
Architecture and society
Cities and towns
City planning
Stedenbouw.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Arab countries

Form/genre:

Writings.

Added entries:

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Institut für Orts-, Regional- und Landesplanung.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 212149
Call No.: NA44.B5775.A35 2000
Status: Available