{"product_id":"architecture-in-context-designing-in-the-middle-east-paperback-softback-9781118719886","title":"Architecture in Context; Designing in the Middle East (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118719886","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArchitecture in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDesigning in the Middle East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHassan Radoine (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118719886, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 18.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.748 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e provides a foundation for understanding the critical context of architecture and design in this region. It does this by:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epresenting a practical overview of architectural know-how in the Middle East, and its potential for cultivating a sense of place\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroducing local architectural vocabularies and styles, and how they can still be reactivated in contemporary design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexploring the cultural and contextual meaning of forms as references that may influence contemporary architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscussing important discourses and trends in architecture that allow a rethinking of the current global\/local dichotomy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighly illustrated, the book covers architecture and design in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, and Turkey, Iran and Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Architecture in the Middle East: a Background 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction and Space 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace\/Function versus Place 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace as a Process 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace Configurationality 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitical and Environmental Characteristics 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Religious Influences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural and Urban Classical Local Antecedents 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonial Architecture, East-West Encounters 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecolonising Architecture: Nation Building 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture of Development: An Urban and Housing Quest 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Architecture: Faster and Higher 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Architectural Vocabulary: Elements of Local Styles 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScale and Proportion 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Scale and Proportion 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and Scale 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSize and Scale 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight and Form 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Energy 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Space 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Form 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Metaphor 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder and Geometry 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Design 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Structure 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Allegory 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament and Symbolism 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament as Motif 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament as Symbolism 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding as Digital Ornament 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite Typologies 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological Layer 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Layer 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Layer 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Communal Layer 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Layer 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMassing and Volumetric Composition 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompactness 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnectedness 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFragmentation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkyline 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns, Textures and Colours 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural Patterns versus Decorative Patterns 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal versus Imported Patterns 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of Patterns, Textures, and Colours 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Cultural and Contextual Meaning 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Value Judgment and Symbolic Codes (Cognitive Schemata, Transmission) 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Trends and Discourses of Contextual Architecture 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism and Internationalism: A Design Reference 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation and Expression of Cultural Meaning 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation\/Expression 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification\/communication\/ Transmission 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration\/development 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial-Cultural Arrangement (Transformation and Experience) 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate and Environment (Adaptive and Creative Sustainability) 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Know-How and Processes of Production 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal\/Global Building Know-How 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology-Based Culture 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Paradoxical Design: Reactivating or Mimicking ‘Islamic’\/‘Arabic’ Architecture 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinvention of Tradition or Heritage in Design: Continuity or Discontinuity 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning with Nature 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalist, Post-Orientalist and Fantasist Design 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Theme Parks’ and Megaprojects: Designing in the Gulf 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability-Based Design 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorality, Ethics and Responsibility 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Orientation: Towards A Model of Contextual Enquiry-based Design 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits 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