A century of architecture in the Arabian Peninsula : evolving Isms and multiple architectural identities in a growing region

Salama, Ashraf M; George Arbid, G, ed. (2014) A century of architecture in the Arabian Peninsula : evolving Isms and multiple architectural identities in a growing region. In: Architecture from the Arab world (1914-2014). Bahrain Ministry of Culture, Manama, Bahrain, pp. 137-143. ISBN 978-9958-4-034-1

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Abstract

This article presents a positional interpretation and highlights the issues of identity, tradition, and modernity by critically outlining a number of voices that represent selected architectural interventions in the Arabian Peninsula. Through a reading of projects that emerged over a century from 1914 to 2014, an articulation is made to place such a reading into focus by classifying different trends under three economic eras: pre-oil, oil, and post-oil. The analysis manifests a continuous struggle to absorb modernity and construct identity and concludes with a number of questions regarding challenges facing architecture and future developments in the region.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:50155
    Dates:
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    June 2014
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    Notes:The publication is produced as part of the curation of the pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale de Venezia (2014). It comprises essays on the evolution of Architecture in the Arab world between 1914 and 2014, and a selection of 100 buildings represented in drawings and photographs. It is printed in 40,000 copies and is distributed at the Pavilion in the Arsenale, Venice. Published by The Ministry of Culture, Bahrain, and the Arab Center for Architecture, Beirut.
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:05 Nov 2014 10:42
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 14:57
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50155
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