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Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and
engaging discussion on architectural production in the
modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing on the 20th
century as a starting point, the book explores the display of
transnational architectural practices resulting in different
notions of locality, cosmopolitanism, and modernity. Contextually,
with an eye on the present, the book reflects on the initiatives
that recently re-engaged with the once ville moderne which,
meanwhile, lost its pivotal function and meaning. A city within a
bigger city, the urban fabric produced during the modernization era
has the potential to narrate the social growth, East-West dynamics,
and citizens' memories of the recent past. Reading obsolescence as
an opportunity, the book looks into this topic from a cross-country
perspective. It maps, reads and analyses the notion of modern
heritage in relation to the contemporary city and looks beyond
physical transformations to embrace cultural practices and
strategies of urban re-appropriation. It interrogates the value of
modern architecture in the non-West, examining how academic
research is expanding the debate on Gulf urbanism, and describes
how practices of reuse could foster rethinking neglected areas,
also addressing land consumption in the GCC. Presenting a diverse
and geographically inclusive authorship, which combines established
and up-and-coming researchers in the field, this is an important
reference for academics and upper-level students interested in
heritage studies, post-colonial urbanism, and architecture in the
non-West. The Open Access version of this book, available at
www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and
engaging discussion on architectural production in the
modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing on the 20th
century as a starting point, the book explores the display of
transnational architectural practices resulting in different
notions of locality, cosmopolitanism, and modernity. Contextually,
with an eye on the present, the book reflects on the initiatives
that recently re-engaged with the once ville moderne which,
meanwhile, lost its pivotal function and meaning. A city within a
bigger city, the urban fabric produced during the modernization era
has the potential to narrate the social growth, East-West dynamics,
and citizens' memories of the recent past. Reading obsolescence as
an opportunity, the book looks into this topic from a cross-country
perspective. It maps, reads and analyses the notion of modern
heritage in relation to the contemporary city and looks beyond
physical transformations to embrace cultural practices and
strategies of urban re-appropriation. It interrogates the value of
modern architecture in the non-West, examining how academic
research is expanding the debate on Gulf urbanism, and describes
how practices of reuse could foster rethinking neglected areas,
also addressing land consumption in the GCC. Presenting a diverse
and geographically inclusive authorship, which combines established
and up-and-coming researchers in the field, this is an important
reference for academics and upper-level students interested in
heritage studies, post-colonial urbanism, and architecture in the
non-West. The Open Access version of this book, available at
www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Between 1949 and 1989, remarkable buildings of late modernity were
constructed in the coastal city of Kuwait. Within these four
decades, the city state on the Arabian Gulf was comprehensively
restructured and practically redesigned. Following a first volume
with 150 carefully selected exemplary buildings, this second volume
features interviews, essays and arguments, as well as transcripts
of contemporary publications of these years. The texts from local
and international scholars focus on questions regarding the
significance and function of the buildings along with the role of
individual and corporate protagonists that influenced, defined and
created this highly dynamic restructuring process. Furthermore, all
aspects are integrated into a wider regional and international
context. The contributions are complemented by an extensive array
of photographic, layout, and archive materials.
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