author: Laura Daglio
Hardback
2012-09-01
White Star
Building Arabia | Laura Daglio
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The extent of development in the Arabian Peninsula has
been phenomenal: this region now has some of the most advanced
contemporary architecture in the world. During the
last few years, in order to adjust to the imminent depletion
of the natural resources that have provided the regionâs
wealth for the past decades the countries on the southern
coast of the Persian Gulf have restructured their economies,
which were based on the export of hydrocarbons, towards finance
and tourism, but without forgetting their cultural
roots. Tradition and modernity either stunningly contrast or
beautifully fuse in the architectural projects by the most important
architects and design studios. These projects are inspired
by Islamic architecture, incorporating Islamic decorative
motifs and age-old structural solutions for coping with
the extreme Arabian climate. The architectural plans also
reinterpret the urban layouts of Arabian cities.
been phenomenal: this region now has some of the most advanced
contemporary architecture in the world. During the
last few years, in order to adjust to the imminent depletion
of the natural resources that have provided the regionâs
wealth for the past decades the countries on the southern
coast of the Persian Gulf have restructured their economies,
which were based on the export of hydrocarbons, towards finance
and tourism, but without forgetting their cultural
roots. Tradition and modernity either stunningly contrast or
beautifully fuse in the architectural projects by the most important
architects and design studios. These projects are inspired
by Islamic architecture, incorporating Islamic decorative
motifs and age-old structural solutions for coping with
the extreme Arabian climate. The architectural plans also
reinterpret the urban layouts of Arabian cities.
The extent of development in the Arabian Peninsula has
been phenomenal: this region now has some of the most advanced
contemporary architecture in the world. During the
last few years, in order to adjust to the imminent depletion
of the natural resources that have provided the regionâs
wealth for the past decades the countries on the southern
coast of the Persian Gulf have restructured their economies,
which were based on the export of hydrocarbons, towards finance
and tourism, but without forgetting their cultural
roots. Tradition and modernity either stunningly contrast or
beautifully fuse in the architectural projects by the most important
architects and design studios. These projects are inspired
by Islamic architecture, incorporating Islamic decorative
motifs and age-old structural solutions for coping with
the extreme Arabian climate. The architectural plans also
reinterpret the urban layouts of Arabian cities.
been phenomenal: this region now has some of the most advanced
contemporary architecture in the world. During the
last few years, in order to adjust to the imminent depletion
of the natural resources that have provided the regionâs
wealth for the past decades the countries on the southern
coast of the Persian Gulf have restructured their economies,
which were based on the export of hydrocarbons, towards finance
and tourism, but without forgetting their cultural
roots. Tradition and modernity either stunningly contrast or
beautifully fuse in the architectural projects by the most important
architects and design studios. These projects are inspired
by Islamic architecture, incorporating Islamic decorative
motifs and age-old structural solutions for coping with
the extreme Arabian climate. The architectural plans also
reinterpret the urban layouts of Arabian cities.
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304
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2012-09-01
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32.7 x 3 x 24.3 cm
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