 Stefano Bianca |
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Male |
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Switzerland |
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Stefano Bianca, a Swiss architect and architectural historian, holds a master degree and Ph.D. from
ETH in Zurich and has spent much of his professional life in the Muslim world. As of 1976, he has directed a number of major planning, urban design and conservation projects in cities such as Fez, Aleppo, Baghdad and Riyadh. Since 1992 he has been the director of the Historic Cities Support Programmes of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Geneva, in charge of building up the current
portfolio of area conservation and development projects in Cairo, Zanzibar, Kabul, Aleppo, Mostar and the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Stefano Bianca has widely published in the fields of Islamic architecture, cities, gardens and arts, his most recent books being "Hofhaus und Paradiesgarten" (Munich 1991 and 2001) and "Urban Form in the Arab World -- Past and Present" (London and New York, 2000).
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Bianca, Stefano
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The Bab Al-Faraj Project
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1987
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Bianca, Stefano
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Basic Principles of Islam and their Social, Spatial and Artistic Implications
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2000
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Bianca, Stefano and Philip Jodidio, eds.
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Cairo: Revitalising a Historic Metropolis
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2004
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Bianca, Stefano
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Conservation and Rehabilitation Projects for the Old City of Fez
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1983
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Bianca, Stefano
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Designing Compatibility between New Projects and the Local Urban Tradition
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1984
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Bianca, Stefano
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Fes: City of Water, Gardens and Fountains
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1985
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Bianca, Stefano
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Fez: Toward the Rehabilitation of a Great City
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1980
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Bianca, Stefano
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Introduction [Urban Form in the Arab World]: The Subject and the Approach
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2000
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Bianca, Stefano
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Introduction [Zanzibar: A Plan for the Historic Stone Town]
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1996
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Bianca, Stefano
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Introduction: A Comprehensive Vision of Urban Rehabilitation
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2001
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Bianca, Stefano
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Introduction: Reclaiming the Cultural Heritage of the Northern Areas as Part of an Integrated Development Process
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2007
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Bianca, Stefano, ed.
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Karakoram: Hidden Treasures in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, 2nd ed.
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2007
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Bianca, Stefano
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Madinah Al-Muniwarah: Planning and Urban Design Concepts for the Central Area
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1984
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Bianca, Stefano
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A New Path to Urban Rehabilitation in Cairo
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2004
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Bianca, Stefano
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A New Path to Urban Rehabilitation in Cairo: Illustrations
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2004
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Bianca, Stefano
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Urban Form in the Arab World: Past and Present
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2000
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Bianca, Stefano & Francesco Siravo
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Zanzibar: A Plan for the Historic Stone Town
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1996
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