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 | RIBA Green Architecture Lectures Available on Video |
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), in partnership with Gleeds, sponsors a lecture program on "Architecture and Climate Change" as part of their International Dialogues series.
Talks feature practitioners, thinkers, policy makers and public figures sharing their experiences and ideas about the role that architecture, design, and urban policies can play in addressing environmental concerns and supporting sustainable practices. Participants include Balkrishna Doshi, HRH The Prince of Wales, Jan Gehl, Anne Coles, Satish Kumar, Spencer de Grey and other notable figures.
Video recordings of the lectures are available to the public for free viewing and download on the Gleeds TV website.
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| Arab Towns Organization Announces Award Results |
On February 11th, the Arab Towns Organization (ATO) announced the results of its 10th award cycle. The ATO's Awards Foundation selected winning entries from 115 nominees submitted by municipalities and research institutes. Individuals, institutions and cities from across North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant competed in the categories of Architecture, Environmental Awareness, Greening and Beautification of Cities and Information Technology.
The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, designed by I.M. Pei, took first prize in the Architecture category. Abu Dhabi won both the Environmental Awareness award for its environmental education programs and the Greenery award for landscaping, forestation and rehabilitation engineering efforts.
The Awards were inaugurated in 1983 by the ATO. As a multinational non-governmental organization with members states from Mauritania to Iraq, the ATO (estab. 1967) focuses on municipal and urban issues, aiming to promote the identity of Arab cities while enhancing conservation and sustainable development in the region.
To learn more about the ATO, visit the Arab Towns Organization website at www.ato.net.
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Selected issues of Revue Africaine (Société historique algérienne), a French-language periodical published from 1856-1959, are now available online at www.algerie-ancienne.com/livres/Revue/revue.htm.
The issues cover diverse historical topics concerning the Magreb, with a focus on Algeria. More historical public-domain publications on the Maghreb are also available at http://www.algerie-ancienne.com/.
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