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Contemporary Urban Landscapes of the Middle East

By Mohammad Gharipour

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
1138849596, 9781138849594
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11457396 bytes)
Series
Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design
Pages
316\0
Time added
2016-09-23 00:46:54

Description

The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed over more than two millenniums. The role of urban landscape projects in Middle Eastern cities has grown in prominence, with a gradual shift in emphasis from gardens for the private sphere to an increasingly public function. The contemporary landscape projects, either designed as public plazas or public parks, have played a significant role in transferring the modern Middle Eastern cities to a new era and also in transforming to a newly shaped social culture in which the public has a voice. This book considers what ties these projects to their historical context, and what regional and local elements and concepts have been used in their design.

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