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Subtitle: adobe building in Saudi Arabia
By: William Facey ; with an introduction by Prince Sulṭān bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Āl Saʻūd.
Publisher: Al-Turath in association with the London Centre of Arab Studies
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Riyadh; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Building, Adobe -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd; Vernacular architecture -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd; Architecture, Islamic -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd; Architecture -- Arid regions -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd; Farmhouses -- Conservation and restoration -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd
Other titles: Adobe building in Saudi Arabia
Description: "Until 1986, the farmhouse al-'Udhaibat was a tumbledown, neglected mud-brick ruin, no different from many other such old buildings which have survived in Saudi Arabia. It was unmaintained and-- as all buildings of sun-dried mud will, if left-- was quietly sliding into oblivion. The restoration of this farmhouse developed into a complex project, with important implications for rural housing and the place of traditional materials in modern building. Al-'Udhaibat has become a source of inspiration for the new generation of Saudi architects."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.