{"product_id":"architecture-in-context-9781118719886","title":"Architecture in Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East provides a foundation for understanding the critical context of architecture and design in this region. It does this by:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1: ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A BACKGROUND 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeopolitical and Environmental Characteristics 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Religious Influences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural and Urban Classical Local Antecedents 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonial Architecture, East-West Encounters 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecolonising Architecture: Nation Building 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture of Development: An Urban and Housing Quest 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Architecture: Faster and Higher 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2: ARCHITECTURAL VOCABULARY: ELEMENTS OF LOCAL STYLES 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite Typologies 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological Layer 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Layer 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Layer 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Communal Layer 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Layer 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMassing and Volumetric Composition 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompactness 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnectedness 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFragmentation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkyline 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction and Space 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace\/Function versus Place 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace as a Process 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace Configurationality 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScale and Proportion 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Scale and Proportion 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and Scale 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSize and Scale 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight and Form 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Energy 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Space 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Form 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight as Metaphor 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder and Geometry 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Design 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Structure 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry and Order as Allegory 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament and Symbolism 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament as Motif 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnament as Symbolism 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding as Digital Ornament 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns, Textures and Colours 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural Patterns versus Decorative Patterns 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal versus Imported Patterns 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposition of Patterns, Textures, and Colours 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3: CULTURAL AND CONTEXTUAL MEANING 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Value Judgment and Symbolic Codes (Cognitive Schemata, Transmission) 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation and Expression of Cultural Meaning 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation\/Expression 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIDENTIFICATION\/COMMUNICATION\/TRANSMISSION 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTEGRATION\/DEVELOPMENT 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial-Cultural Arrangement (Transformation and Experience) 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate and Environment (Adaptive and Creative Sustainability) 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Know-How and Processes of Production 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal\/Global Building Know-How 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology-Based Culture 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorality, Ethics and Responsibility 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4: TRENDS AND DISCOURSES OF CONTEXTUAL ARCHITECTURE 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegionalism and Internationalism: A Design Reference 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Paradoxical Design: Reactivating or Mimicking ‘Islamic’\/‘Arabic’ Architecture 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinvention of Tradition or Heritage in Design: Continuity or Discontinuity 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning with Nature 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalist, Post-Orientalist and Fantasist Design 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Theme Parks’ and Megaprojects: Designing in the Gulf 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability-Based Design 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX: ORIENTATION: TOWARDS A MODEL OF CONTEXTUAL ENQUIRY-BASED DESIGN 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eILLUSTRATION CREDITS 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 242\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039263359319,"sku":"9781118719886","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118719886.jpg?v=1750943095","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architecture-in-context-9781118719886","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}