Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States Renaissance of a Region

Name: Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States Renaissance of a Region
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ISBN: 9780070368316

ISBN-10: 0070368317

ISBN-13: 9780070368316

Edition: 1999

Authors: Udo Kultermann

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This book documents the architecture and urban design of the Middle Eastern states from 1960, and the discovery of vast oil deposits in the region, to the present.

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English



The first comprehensive reference on the modern architecture of the Middle East


In the 1960s, the Middle East discovered oil, and the economic and cultural impact of that discovery has caused a building boom unparalleled elsewhere in the world at any time in history


The vitality of the region is evidenced by an architectural style that, unlimited by monetary constraints, is opulent, and yet somehow manages to handle the extremes of climate and tradition successfully


This juxtaposition has remained largely undocumented, and no architectural study of the entire area has been attempted until now


McGraw-Hill's World Architecture series offers this groundbreaking resource, Udo Kultermann's Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States


Coupling case studies with over 100 never-before-seen illustrations, this volume chronicles modern architectural developments in the nations of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Sudan


All types of buildings are discussed--from government offices and public spaces, to houses of education and religion


The featured examples include designs for both commercial and private clients


Beyond its value as a study of contemporary architecture, the book examines the implications of the region's new-found wealth, addresses the cultural and climatic parameters within which the buildings were designed, and explores the unlikely collaboration between large foreign architectural firms and their smaller, yet essential, Arab counterparts


Further, it discusses the cultural self-examination that must be undergone in redesigning ancient cities to coincide with modern needs