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Architectural Vocabulary: Elements of Local Styles
This chapter discusses the elements of local style that relate to the Middle Eastern context. In the Middle East, the natural urban or rural settings present interesting sites for architectural projects. The diversity of topographies, ranging from mountain to desert, prescribes specific conditions for architectural production which, in spite of current technologies that ease construction, are still key criteria for designing building. Architectural designs in the Middle East have often pursued a conventional view that solely considers sun orientation and surface topography, limiting architects' interventions and preventing them from exploring all elements of site typology. The potential bio‐landmarks are the intrinsic elements that mark a site and constitute its persisting image throughout time. They are often natural elements that grow and evolve with the site and mark its territory by providing natural directions without artificial intervention. For instance, some sites present peculiar tree patterns that recall a specific treatment in order to espouse their natural design in relation to a new project framework. Soil and topography vary in the Middle East, with the most striking example being the North African topography, extending from the depths of the Saharan desert and gradually mutating to become green and mountainous in the north, next to the Mediterranean.
Architectural Vocabulary: Elements of Local Styles
This chapter discusses the elements of local style that relate to the Middle Eastern context. In the Middle East, the natural urban or rural settings present interesting sites for architectural projects. The diversity of topographies, ranging from mountain to desert, prescribes specific conditions for architectural production which, in spite of current technologies that ease construction, are still key criteria for designing building. Architectural designs in the Middle East have often pursued a conventional view that solely considers sun orientation and surface topography, limiting architects' interventions and preventing them from exploring all elements of site typology. The potential bio‐landmarks are the intrinsic elements that mark a site and constitute its persisting image throughout time. They are often natural elements that grow and evolve with the site and mark its territory by providing natural directions without artificial intervention. For instance, some sites present peculiar tree patterns that recall a specific treatment in order to espouse their natural design in relation to a new project framework. Soil and topography vary in the Middle East, with the most striking example being the North African topography, extending from the depths of the Saharan desert and gradually mutating to become green and mountainous in the north, next to the Mediterranean.
Architectural Vocabulary: Elements of Local Styles
Radoine, Hassan (author)
Architecture in Context ; 59-64
2017-04-18
6 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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