Friday, July 27, 2007

Selected Articles on Contemporary Arab Architecture: A. Salama, K. Asfour, Y. Mahgoub, B. Kenzari, and Y. Elsheshtawy















Images (Ashraf Salama, 2006 - 2007)
From left to right
1. Barzan Tower, Doha, State of Qatar
2. View in Al-Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt
3. Kuwait University Campus, Kuwait

These are selected articles published during the period between 2002-2007 by (A. Salama, K. Asfour, B. Kenzari, Y. Elsheshtawy, and Y. Mahgoub) in different Journals and Magazines. They are valuable to those who have an interest in understanding developments in Contemporary Architecture in the Arab World.

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2007
Ashraf Salama


Salama, A. (2007). Mediterranean Visual Messages: The Conundrum of Identity, ISMS, and Meaning in Contemporary Egyptian Architecture. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Online), Vol. 1. Issue (1), Archnet, MIT-Cambridge, USA. ISSN 1938-7806, PP.86-104
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http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.tcl?document_id=10069
Or here >>
http://archnet.org/gws/IJAR/7343/files_7081
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Salama, A. (2007). Navigating Housing Affordability Between Trans-Disciplinarity and Life Style Theories: The Case of the Gulf States. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Online), Vol. 1. Issue (2), Archnet, MIT-Cambridge, USA. ISSN 1938-7806, PP. 57-76
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http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.tcl?document_id=10105
Or here>>
http://archnet.org/gws/IJAR/7344/files_7241
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2007
Khaled Asfour

Asfour, K (2007). Polemics in Arab Architecture: Theory Vs. Practice. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Online), Vol. 1. Issue (1), Archnet, MIT-Cambridge, USA. ISSN 1938-7806, PP. 53-69
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http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.tcl?document_id=10067
Or here >>
http://archnet.org/gws/IJAR/7343/files_7081
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2007
Yasser Mahgoub

Mahgoub, Y. (2007). Hyper Identity: The Case of Kuwaiti Architecture. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Online), Vol. 1. Issue (1), Archnet, MIT-Cambridge, USA. ISSN 1938-7806, PP. 70-85
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http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.tcl?document_id=10068
Or here>>
http://archnet.org/gws/IJAR/7343/files_7081
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2006
Ashraf Salama


Salama, A. (2006). Symbolism and Identity in the Eyes of Arabia's Budding Professionals. LAYERMAG: Layer Magazine.
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http://www.layermag.com/
Or here>>
http://www.layermag.com/feature_dubai_ashrafS.html
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2003
Bechir Kenzari and Yasser Elsheshtawy
Best Paper Award by JAE – ACSA


Kenzari, B. and Elsheshtawy, Y. (2003). The Ambiguous Veil: On Transparency, the Mashrabiy'ya, and Architecture. Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 56, Issue 4, May 2003, PP. 17-25
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http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1162/104648803321672924
Or here>>
http://archnet.org/news/view.tcl?news_id=6204
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2002
Ashraf Salama


Salama, A. (2002). Contemporary Cairo Demystified: A Critical Voice on Architecture and Urbanism. ARCHIS, February 2002: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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http://archis.org/plain/object.php?object=934&year=&num=
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