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Transformations : the Emirati national house = Taḥawwūlāt al-bayt al-waṭanī al-Imārātī / edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Abu Dhabi, UAE : National Pavilion United Arab Emirates la Biennale di Venezia, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 295 pages : illustrations, plans, facsimiles ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789948022831
  • 9948022831
Other title: تحولات البيت الوطني الإماراتي Other title:
  • Emirati national house
  • Taḥawwulāt al-bayt al-waṭanī al-Imārātī [Parallel title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • NA7515.U5 T73 2016
Contents:
Foreword -- Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation -- UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development -- Acknowledgements -- Transforming the Emirati national house / Yasser Elsheshtawy -- The history of planning residential neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi : 1961-1990 / Alamira Reem Bani Hashim -- Visions for new desert housing : an interview with Wolfgang Braun and Peter Säckl / Adina Hempel -- The evolving landscape of Dubai's national housing neighborhoods / Khaled Alawadi -- A visit to a sea port tower : Al Jeer, Ras Al Khaimah / Chaitanya Krishna Kumar and Karishma Asarpota -- Social and spatial organization patterns in the traditional house : a case study of Al Ain, a city in the UAE / el-Sayed el-Aswad -- Conserving the Emirati national house / Amel Chabbi -- The Al Meqbali house : a case study -- The people's houses : Sha'bīyaat Al Maqam / Rachel Goodfriend -- Photography by Reem Falaknaz.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection NA7515.U5 T73 2016 UAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5175767
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection NA 7515 .U5 T73 2016 UAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5169257

Catalog of an exhibition curated by Alejandro Aravena, held at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy, May 28-November 27, 2016.

Foreword -- Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation -- UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development -- Acknowledgements -- Transforming the Emirati national house / Yasser Elsheshtawy -- The history of planning residential neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi : 1961-1990 / Alamira Reem Bani Hashim -- Visions for new desert housing : an interview with Wolfgang Braun and Peter Säckl / Adina Hempel -- The evolving landscape of Dubai's national housing neighborhoods / Khaled Alawadi -- A visit to a sea port tower : Al Jeer, Ras Al Khaimah / Chaitanya Krishna Kumar and Karishma Asarpota -- Social and spatial organization patterns in the traditional house : a case study of Al Ain, a city in the UAE / el-Sayed el-Aswad -- Conserving the Emirati national house / Amel Chabbi -- The Al Meqbali house : a case study -- The people's houses : Sha'bīyaat Al Maqam / Rachel Goodfriend -- Photography by Reem Falaknaz.

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