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Architectural Laboratory II Description and Assessment By Mohammad al-Asad and Basma Abdallah |
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Table of contents: 1. Introduction |
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1. Introduction |
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It is difficult to draw a mental map of Amman without incorporating the overpasses and underpasses (or tunnels) that go through a significant number of its intersections. These overpass / underpass intersections, which have proliferated in the city since the early 1990s, have been redefining the manner in which the city functions and the manner in which it is conceived. As an exploration of this issue, CSBE organized in August 2005 its second Architectural Laboratory, entitled "Amman: Collisions in the Urban Fabric." The studio was led by three architects involved in both the practice and teaching of architecture. Two of them are from Jordan, Sahel Al Hiyari and Yasir Sakr. The third, Kristopher Musumano, is an American architect from New York City, who joined the studio for its third week. The studio's eight participants included five students working on their undergraduate degrees in architecture, two working on their master's degree, and one who is just starting her master's degree this year. The studio was carried out in association with the Royal Society of Fine Arts / The National Gallery of Fine Arts, with support provided by Darat al-Funun / the Khalid Shoman Foundation and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. A special thanks is due to Anan Ashour, the Architectural Laboratory II course assistant, for all the efforts he made in ensuring the success of the studio. Click here to view "Exploring a Traffic Intersection," an Urban Crossroads article published in the Jordan Times that discusses Architectural Laboratory II. |
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