Arabic-Islamic cities
Subtitle: building and planning principles
By: Besim Selim Hakim.
Publisher: New York; KPI
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Islamic cities and towns -- Arab countries -- History; City planning -- Arab countries -- History; Architecture, Islamic -- Arab countries -- History
Description: This is a study in vernacular architecture covering the Middle East and North Africa, particularly concentrating on the interaction between religion and society on the one hand and building practice and city planning on the other. Using various sources, some of which date back to the fourteenth century, the author convincingly contends that building and urban development accomplished within the Arabic-Islamic cultural framework achieved a high level of sophistication.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 182-188.
Includes index.