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Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia and the Maghreb - <p>In this lecture you will learn about:</p><ul><li>methods of interventions on existing buildings and urban spaces for the enhancement of their historic significance;</li><li>relevance of architectural qualities and urban characteristics of Islamic built environments to contemporary design;</li><li>restoration and adaptive reuse of key buildings in Iran, Qatar and Oman;</li><li>local architectural characteristics in comparison to high end Islamic architecture.</li></ul>

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presentation slides

Year

2018

In this lecture you will learn about:

methods of interventions on existing buildings and urban spaces for the enhancement of their historic significance;
relevance of architectural qualities and urban characteristics of Islamic built environments to contemporary design;
restoration and adaptive reuse of key buildings in Iran, Qatar and Oman;
local architectural characteristics in comparison to high end Islamic architecture.

ArCHIAM. “Lecture 2: Architectural and Urban Splendours of the Islamic World.” Part two of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia and the Maghreb

United Kingdom

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ArCHIAM: Architectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World

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)

Oman

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English

Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC@MIT)

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