International Symposium
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar
December 21, 2011
Program
Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Opening and Remarks
Prof. Hatem El-Karanshawy
Dean of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Qatar Foundation
Session A
09:45 – 10:15 “Whence Islamic Architecture?”
Prof. Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor of the History of Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology- MIT, USA
09:15 – 09:45 “Architecture and the Vindication of Tradition”
Prof. Abdel Wahed El Wakeel Architect, Head of Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
10:15 – 10:45 “Continuity versus Fragmentation for the Contemporary Muslim Urban Fabric”
Prof. Attilio Petruccioli Dean School of Architecture, Polytechnic, University of Bari, Italy
10:45 – 11:00 Moderated Discussion
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
Session B
11:15 – 11:45 “Dynamics of Urban Form in the Traditional Arab Town”
Prof. Mashary Al-Naim Professor of Architectural Criticism, College of Architecture, Dammam University, KSA
11.45 – 12.15 “Understanding the Production of Space in Cities of the Gulf Region: The Case of Doha”
Prof. Ashraf M. Salama Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering,. Qatar University
12:15 – 12:45 “Industrialization and the built environment in the Islamic World”
Prof. Mohammad al-Asad Founding Director, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Jordan
12:45 – 13:00 Moderated Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session C
14:00 – 14:30 “The historic public baths of North African Cities and their survival into the 21st Century”
Dr. Magda Sibley Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester, UK
14:30 – 15:00 “Revitalizing Historic Cairo: Three Decades of Policy Failure”
Dr. Remah Gharib Assistant Professor, Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation
15:00 – 15:30 “AL Mizaan- Architecture and Urbanism”
Prof. Sami Angawi Director General, AMAR Center for Architectural Studies and Founder of Hajj Research Center
15:30 – 15:45 Moderated Discussion
15:45 – 16:00 Closings
