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Abstract
This chapter offers a positional interpretation and interrogates the irony of identity, tradition and modernity by critically outlining a number of visual voices that represent selected interventions developed within the Arab World. Through a reading of trends that emerged over the past few decades an effort is made to place such a reading in focus by outlining contextual geo-cultural politics and their inferences on the shaping of architectural identity. An approach for a deeper insight into contemporary Arab architecture within which inevitable trends co-exist is framed based on positivistic and anti-positivistic positions and their underlying ontological and epistemological perspectives.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Cultural Role of Architecture |
Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary and Historical Perspectives |
Editors | Paul Emmons, Jane Lomholt, John Shannon Hendrix |
Place of Publication | London, UK |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 175-185 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780415783415 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- architectural identity
- Arabian Peninsula
- symbolism
- meaning
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Keynote: AGORA CAUMME 2020 Mediterranean Between Regeneration and Expansion, Discourse on the Future Sustainable Port City, German University in Cairo
Salama, A. M. (Keynote speaker)
25 Nov 2020 → 27 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk