Urban Form in the Arab World: Past and Present |
Contents
Table of Contents Preface 79 | 7 |
The Subject and the Approach | 9 |
Part I | 21 |
Basic Principles of Islam and their Social Spatial and Artistic Implications | 23 |
Environmental Cultural and Historic Shaping Factors of Islamic Architecture | 49 |
The Residential Unit | 73 |
The Mosque and Related Welfare Buildings | 101 |
Trade and Production Structures | 123 |
The Impact of Western Models on the Contemporary Development Patterns of Historic Muslim Cities | 161 |
Structural Conflicts between Traditional Islamic Concepts and Modern Western Planning Methods | 185 |
Part III | 217 |
The Holy Cities of Islam The Impact of Mass Transportation and Rapid Urban Change | 219 |
Baghdad an Arab Metropolis between Conservation and Redevelopment | 249 |
Fez Protecting the Integrity of the Historic Fabric | 271 |
Aleppo Urban Repair of a Destroyed Historic District | 303 |
Conclusion Towards the Rehabilitation of Historic Muslim Cities | 325 |
The Deep Structure of the Traditional Urban Fabric | 137 |
Part II | 159 |
Sources of Illustrations Bibliographical Notes | 343 |
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