Transformations
Subtitle: the Emirati national house =  Taḥawwūlāt al-bayt al-waṭanī al-Imārātī
By: edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy
Publisher: National Pavilion United Arab Emirates la Biennale di Venezia
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9789948022831
Subjects: Domestic Architecture; Exhibitions; Dwellings; Housing development
Other titles: Emirati national house; Taḥawwulāt al-bayt al-waṭanī al-Imārātī
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition curated by Alejandro Aravena, held at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy, May 28-November 27, 2016.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation; title: UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development; title: Acknowledgements; title: Transforming the Emirati national house / Yasser Elsheshtawy; title: The history of planning residential neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi : 1961-1990 / Alamira Reem Bani Hashim; title: Visions for new desert housing : an interview with Wolfgang Braun and Peter Säckl / Adina Hempel; title: The evolving landscape of Dubai's national housing neighborhoods / Khaled Alawadi; title: A visit to a sea port tower : Al Jeer, Ras Al Khaimah / Chaitanya Krishna Kumar and Karishma Asarpota; title: Social and spatial organization patterns in the traditional house : a case study of Al Ain, a city in the UAE / el-Sayed el-Aswad; title: Conserving the Emirati national house / Amel Chabbi; title: The Al Meqbali house : a case study; title: The people's houses : Sha'bīyaat Al Maqam / Rachel Goodfriend; title: Photography by Reem Falaknaz.