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Contemporary urban landscapes of the Middle East
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The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed over more than two millenniums. The role of urban landscape projects in Middle Eastern cities has grown in prominence, with a gradual shift in emphasis from gardens for the private sphere to an increasingly public function. The contemporary landscape projects, either designed as public plazas or public parks, have played a significant role in transferring the modern Middle Eastern cities to a new era and also in transforming to a newly shaped social culture in which the public has a voice. This book considers what ties these projects to their historical context, and what regional and local elements and concepts have been used in their design.
| Title |
Contemporary urban landscapes of the Middle East / edited by Mohammad Gharipour. |
|---|---|
| Contributors |
Gharipour, Mohammad (editor) |
| Publisher |
Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge |
| Creation Date |
2016 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index. |
| Content |
1. Urban landscape : public space and environment in cities of the contemporary Middle East / Mohammad Gharipour -- 2. Between garden and geography : landscape as an emergent concept in the wider Middle East / James L. Wescoat Jr. -- 3. In pursuit of a European city : competing landscapes of Eskişehir's riverfront / Kivanç Kilinç and Duygu Kaçar -- 4. Inventing the seashore : the Tel Aviv-Jaffa promenade / Elissa Rosenberg -- 5. Sculpted landscape : the unbuilt public square of Islamabad / Farhan Karim -- 6. Paradise reconsidered : the early design history of Pardisan Park in Tehran / Kathleen John-Alder -- 7. Aspiring masonry : design thinking and experimental vernacularism in Ferdowsi Garden / Hooman Koliji -- 8. Cairo's urban parks : space, place, and meaning / Akel Ismail Kahera -- 9. Beyond greening : approaches to the contemporary landscape in the United Arab Emirates / Kevin Mitchell -- 10. Contemporary landscape as urbanism : emergent ecologies of the Doha Corniche / Anna Grichting -- 11. The sovereign global city : Omani post-traditional landscape urbanism / Hala F. Nassar and Robert Hewitt -- 12. Epilogue : urban landscapes and future sustainable urban qualities in Middle Eastern cities / Ashraf M. Salama. |
| Series |
Routledge research in landscape and environmental design |
| Extent |
1 online resource. |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
990039028290205171 |
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