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Designing Modernity: Architecture in the Arab World 1945–1973 is the result of a fascinating investigation by international experts into the influences of modernist architecture in the Arab world. Nine case studies provide the foundation for a thorough exploration of the relevant cultural-historical, sociopolitical, climatic and demographic aspects. Questions concerning the region's reciprocal relationship with modernist architecture in the period from 1945 to 1973 are investigated through the biographies of selected buildings and building complexes from Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco. Texts, contemporary images, architectural drawings and archival material are used to document the process from commissioning and design through to completion and building use. -- “In cities like Beirut, Amman, Kuwait City, Jericho, Gaza City and Cairo, outstanding modern architecture developed in the wake of the Second World War, which is unique and diverse in itself,” explain the architectural experts George Arbid and Philip Oswalt. “With the book project, we want to honor this often neglected cultural heritage and thus not only make a contribution to its preservation, but also correct the misleading image of western-dominated architectural history”. The result is a presentation of ten case studies in Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco and Egypt involving Amin Alsaden, Aziza Chaouni, Dima J. Yaser, Janset Shawash, Leïla El-Wakil, Mercedes Volait, Mohamed Elshahed, Pelin Tan, Rafee Hakky, Sara Saragoça, Wael Samhouri and George Arbid.

Architecture --- Cities and towns --- Modernism (Architecture and urbanism) --- Islamic architecture --- Architecture, Modern --- 72.038(53) --- Fathy, Hassan 1899-1989 (°Alexandrië, Egypte) --- Ecochard, Michel --- Zevaco, Jean-François 1916-2003 (°Casablanca, Marokko) --- Riad, Mahmoud 1905-1979 (°Egypte) --- Karim, Sayed 1911-2005 (°Quesna, Egypte) --- Awni, Kahtan 1926-1972 (°Irak) --- CETA (J. Aractingi, J. Nassar, P. Neema en J. N. Conan) --- Alami, Musa --- Munce & Kennedy --- Nizar Al-Farra et al --- Islamitische architectuur --- Arab architecture --- Architecture, Arab --- Architecture, Islamic --- Architecture, Moorish --- Architecture, Muslim --- Architecture, Saracenic --- Moorish architecture --- Muslim architecture --- Saracenic architecture --- Religious architecture --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- History --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1950 - 2000 ; Arabische staten --- Design and construction --- 72.036 --- Marokko --- Koeweit --- Egypte --- Palestina --- Irak --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 72.033.3 --- Islamarchitectuur --- Modern movement (Architecture) --- Mouvement moderne (Architecture) --- Influence. --- Histoire --- Influence