In this lecture you will learn about:

• the relevance of trade and interconnections in the development of cosmopolitan cities;
• urban structures and architectural features of ‘sea port’ and ‘land port’ cities in different contexts;
• engagement with the sea and desert frontiers of Islam, through examples of ‘high’ and ‘peripheral’ Islamic architectural contexts;
• the historical background of Zanzibar (Tanzania), Timbuktu (Mali), Muscat and Sinaw (Oman).

ArCHIAM. “Lecture 3: Ports and Centres of Exchange.” Part three of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme and the Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia, and Maghreb (University of Liverpool)