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Hassan Fathy and Continuity in Islamic Arts and Architecture : the Birth of a New Modern.
Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustration; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1. The Hibernation of a Tradition; Fabricating the Opposition between the Traditional and the Modern; The Divorce between the Traditional and the Modern; 2. The Institutionalization of Islamic Art and Architecture by the Aga Khan Foundation; Nineteenth-to Twentieth-Century Western Attitudes to Muslim Culture; Positive and Negative Influences of the Award on the Practice and Theory of Islamic Art and Architecture.
- Limited Understanding of Modernity, Westernization, and TechnologyAbsence of a Coherent Modern Muslim Worldview; Distorted Teaching of Architecture of the Muslim World; Effects on Contemporary Scholarly Thinking; 3. Hassan Fathy: A Condenser of an Older Intelligence; Discernment and the Process of Decision Making; The Synthesis of the Delightful with the Functional; The Social Contract and the Muslim Architect; Modernity Neither Western nor Eastern; Critical Regionalism: The Birth of a New 'Modern'; 4. Toward a New Islamic Art and Architecture; Approaches to Continuity Today.
- Ephemeral Forms and Permanent PracticesNotes; Bibliography; Index.