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CSBE Book Corner: List of Publications The CSBE Book Corner provides a selection of publications dealing with issues relating to the built environment. It emphasizes publications dealing with the built environment in Jordan, and also publications on the built environment by Jordanian authors. If you would like to see any publications added to the CSBE Book Corner, please let us know. The publications featured in the CSBE Book Corner come under the following categories: For information on the purchase of the publications featured in the CSBE Book Corner, please consult the following: |
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Jafar Tukan Architecture |
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Documents and analyzes the work of the prominent award-winning Jordanian architect Jafar Tukan. |
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Author: 'Ali Abu Ghanimeh and Mario Pisani
Date of Publication: 2001 |
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Architectural Writings in the Jordanian Press |
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A collection of articles on architecture that the author had written in the Jordanian press. |
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Author: 'Ali Abu Ghanimeh Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: Jordan Engineers Association Language: Arabic Dimensions: 240 x170 mm Number of Pages: 152 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: ____ Price: US$ 4.25 (JD 3) |
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Architecture for a Changing World |
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Brings together the projects that received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture from 1980 - 1998. |
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Author: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Date of Publication: 1999 Publisher: Malaga: The International Foundation for Architectural Synthesis (FISA) and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Language: English, French, and Spanish Dimensions: 395x150 mm Number of Pages: 133 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: 84-931124-0-2 Price: US$ 21 (JD 15) |
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Exploring the Built Environment new |
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Features twelve essays that document presentations delivered by a group of internationally-renowned specialists addressing various issues relating to the built environment. The essays deal with subjects including the history and theory of art and architecture, architectural education, the effects of information technologies on the evolution of the built environment, urbanism, as well as the development of environmentally-sustainable architectural and landscaping solutions. |
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Author: Mohammad al-Asad and Majd Musa, eds. Date of Publication: 2007 Publisher: Amman: Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) and Darat al Funun - The Khalid Shoman Foundation Language: English Dimensions: 220x170 mm Number of Pages: 219 Photographs: Color; Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 978-9957-471-01-9 Price: US$ 16.75 (JD 12) |
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Old Houses of Jordan: Amman 1920 - 1950 |
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Addresses the evolution of residential architecture in Amman between 1920 and 1950 with photography by Bill Lyons and Ammar Khammash. The foreword of the book is by Queen Noor Al Hussein. |
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Author: Mohammad al-Asad
Date of Publication: 1997 |
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Al-Ukhaydar and the Crystal Palace |
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Architect and author Rifat Chadirji presents a combination of a professional autobiography and a work of architectural theory that aims at explaining the factors responsible for the creation of architectural form. Read a review of this book. |
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Author: Rifat Chadirji
Date of Publication: 1991 |
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Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World |
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Addresses the winning projects of the eighth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Includes a number of critical essays as well as documentation of the winning projects. |
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Author: Charles Correa, Keneth Frampton, and David Robson Date of Publication: 2001 Publisher: Geneva: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture; London: Thames & Hudson Language: English Dimensions: 280 x 220 mm Number of Pages: 176 Photographs: Color; Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 0-500-28330-3 Price: US$ 21 (JD 15) OUT OF STOCK |
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Sahel Al Hiyari Projects |
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Addresses the architecture of the award-winning Jordanian architect Sahel Al Hiyari. Includes a critical essay on Al Hiyari's architecture, and provides descriptions and illustrations of a number of his projects. View online version of this book |
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Author: Mohammad al-Asad and Sahel Al Hiyari (introduction by Álvaro Siza) Date of Publication: 2005 Publisher: Amman: Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) Language: English Dimensions: 330 x 230 mm Number of Pages: 96 Photographs: Color; Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 9957-471-00-7 Price: US$ 21 (JD 15) |
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The Citizen’s Manual for Building: The Simplified Manual for Residential Building |
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This series of eight booklets addresses, in a simple, illustrated manner, the building process in Jordan and the technical and procedural issues relating to it. The booklets are intended to provide guidance for ordinary citizens who wish to build affordable houses. |
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Author: Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC)
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1999 – 2002
Language: Arabic CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM HUDC |
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Notes on Village Architecture in Jordan |
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Published to accompany the exhibition Village Architecture in Jordan organized by the University Art Museum, University of Southwestern Louisiana, the book presents a sketch of Jordan's rural living environment. |
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Author: Ammar Khammash Date of Publication: 1995 Publisher: Lafayyette: University of Southwestern Louisiana Language: English Dimensions: 280 x 210 mm Number of Pages: 102 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 0-936819-01-4 Price: US$ 16.75 (JD 12) |
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Memoirs Engraved in Stone: Palestinian Urban Mansions |
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A sensitive and passionate account of the social and architectural history of 17 Palestinian urban mansions. Includes photographs by Mia Grondahl and drawings by Firas Rahhal. |
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Author: Diala Khasawneh Date of Publication: 2001 Publisher: Ramallah: RIWAQ Centre for Architectural Conservation; Jerusalem: The Institute of Jerusalem Studies Language: English Dimensions: 240 x 270 mm Number of Pages: 157 Photographs: Color; Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 28 (JD 20) |
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Architecture +: Architecture of a New World |
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Second issue of a new architectural journal that emphasizes architecture in the Arab and Islamic world. |
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Author: _____ Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Dubai: Inhouse Creative Publishing Language: English Dimensions: 275 x 230 mm Number of Pages: 151 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 9.75 (JD 7) |
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As'Salt: Glimpses from Daily Life of the City Taken from As'salt Municipality Records from the Year 1927 |
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Examines the records of the municipality of the city of Salt from 1927 to provide information on daily life in Jordan's major urban center during the 1920s. |
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Author: Hani al-'Amad Date of Publication: 2001 Publisher: Amman: Municipality of Greater Amman Language: Arabic Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 434 Photographs: None Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 12 (JD 8.5) |
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As'Salt: Glimpses from Daily Life of the City Taken from As'salt Municipality Records from the Year 1928 |
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Examines the records of the municipality of the city of Salt from 1928 to provide information on daily life in Jordan's major urban center during the 1920s. |
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Author: Hani al-'Amad Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: University of Jordan Language: Arabic Dimensions: 235 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 317 Photographs: None Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 12 (JD 8.5) |
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The Seating Status in Arif Agha's Household |
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An anthropological study of the relationship between the formation of identity and seating artifacts. The study is based on an analysis of a wealthy 1930s household from Baghdad. |
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Author: Rifat Chadirji
Date of Publication: 2001 |
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Story of a City: Amman During the 1940s |
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Author 'Abd al-Rahman Munif draws upon personal memories to reflect on daily life in Amman during the 1940s. |
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Author: 'Abd al-Rahman Munif Date of Publication: 1994 Publisher: Amman: Arab Institute for Studies and Research Language: Arabic Dimensions: 215 x 145 mm Number of Pages: 278 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 14 (JD 10) |
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Amman: Popular Life in the City of Amman 1878 - 1948 |
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Documents various aspects of cultural life and education in Amman during the period extending from 1878 - 1948. |
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Author: Abdullah Rashid Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: Municipality of Greater Amman Language: Arabic Dimensions: 235 x 165 mm Number of Pages: 479 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 9.75 (JD 7) |
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From the Renaissance to Modernity: History of Western Architecture and Theory |
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Features the most prominent theoretical achievements in the history of Western architecture from the Italian Renaissance in the early fifteenth century through the late 1960s. |
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Author: Nabil Abu Dayye
Date of Publication: 2001 |
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The Arab Contribution to Islamic Art from the Seventh to the Fifteenth Centuries |
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Artist and art historian Wijdan Ali explores the interaction between Arab culture and Islamic art and architecture. |
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Author: Wijdan Ali Date of Publication: 1999 Publisher: Cairo: AUC Press; Amman: The Royal Society of Fine Arts Language: English Dimensions: 250 x 195 mm Number of Pages: 173 Photographs: Color; Black and White Cover: Hardcover ISBN: 977-424-476-1 Price: US$ 28 (JD 20) |
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Madaba: Cultural Heritage |
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Presents studies carried out to assess the cultural heritage of Madaba and includes information on Madaba's history, occupational history, antiquities, and 19th- and 20th-century architecture. |
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Author: Patricia Bikai and Thomas Dailey, eds. Date of Publication: 1996 Publisher: Amman: American Center of Oriental Research Language: English Dimensions: 280 x 215 mm Number of Pages: 101 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 29.50 (JD 21) |
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The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art |
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Illustrates the architectural and artistic activities of the Umayyad dynasty in Jordan during the 7th and 8th centuries. |
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Author: Ghazi Bisheh et al. Date of Publication: 2000 Publisher: Vienna: Museum With No Frontiers Language: English Dimensions: 215 x 150 mm Number of Pages: 223 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: 1-874044-35-x Price: US$ 14 (JD 10) |
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The Culture of Construction and the Construction of Culture |
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A collection of articles on architectural history and criticism that Nasser Rabbat, the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had written between 1985 and 2000. |
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Author: Nasser Rabbat
Date of Publication: 2002 |
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Al-Quds al-Sharif: Photographies 1890 - 1925 |
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Catalog of an exhibition of photographs of Jerusalem taken between 1890 - 1925, and currently part of the collection of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem. |
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Author: Jean-Michel de Tarragon Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Jerusalem: École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem; Consulat Général de France à Jérusalem Language: Arabic and French Dimensions: 250 x 235 mm Number of Pages: 65 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 11.25 (JD 8) OUT OF STOCK |
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Water-Conserving Gardens: A User’s Manual |
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This seven-chapter illustrated manual addresses the principles and practices of water-conserving gardening, with an emphasis on the Jordanian experience. It offers useful information for those having small or large gardens, and those creating a new garden or upgrading an existing one. The manual incorporates results of research that the Center for the Study of the Built Environment has carried out on the subject of water-conserving landscapes. View complete web version of this publication (in black and white). |
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Author: Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) Date of Publication: 2004 Publisher: Amman: Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) Language: Arabic Dimensions: 210 x 297 mm Number of Pages: 76 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 8.50 (JD 6) |
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Field Guide to Wildflowers of Jordan and Neighboring Countries |
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Documents over 440 of Jordan's native plant species and includes photographs by the author. |
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Author: Dawud M. H. al-Eisawi Date of Publication: 1998 Publisher: Amman: Dawud M. H. al-Eisawi Language: Arabic and English Dimensions: 205 x 130 mm Number of Pages: 296 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 23.75 (JD 17) |
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Jordan Wild Flowers |
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Features over 270 of Jordan's native flowers and is illustrated with watercolors that the author made between 1948 and 1971. |
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Author: Mary F. Harrison Date of Publication: 2001 Publisher: Amman: Ahliyya School Alumnae Language: English Dimensions: 250 x 180 mm Number of Pages: 292 Photographs: Color Cover: Hardcover ISBN: 9957-8544-0-2 Price: US$ 41.75 (JD 30) |
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Landscape Plants for Jordan and the Middle East |
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Addresses issues relating to landscaping in Jordan and includes watercolors by the author. |
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Author: Kamel O. Mahadin Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: M. K. Associates Language: Arabic and English Dimensions: 250 x 180 mm Number of Pages: 180 Photographs: Color Cover: Hardcover ISBN: 99957-8547-0-4 Price: US$ 34.75 (JD 25) |
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Jordan in Bloom: Wildflowers of the Holy Land |
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Provides information on over 50 of Jordan's native flowers. Illustrated with water colors by artist Dasha Fomicheva. |
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Author: Lytton John Musselman Date of Publication: 2000 Publisher: Amman: Jordan River Foundation Language: English Dimensions: 305 x 220 mm Number of Pages: 101 Photographs: Color Cover: Hardcover ISBN: _____ |
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Historical Trees of Jordan |
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Provides visual and textual documentation of a number of Jordan's historical trees, many of which are hundreds of years old. |
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Author: Kamal Nueimat and Dina al-Kilani Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: Jordan River Foundation Language: Arabic Dimensions: 300 x 220 mm Number of Pages: 107 Photographs: Color Cover: Hardcover ISBN: 9957-8531-1-2 Price: US$ 16.75 (JD 12) |
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Historical Trees of Jordan |
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Provides visual and textual documentation of a number of Jordan's historical trees, many of which are hundreds of years old. |
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Author: Kamal Nueimat and Dina al-Kilani Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Amman: Jordan River Foundation Language: English Dimensions: 300 x 220 mm Number of Pages: 107 Photographs: Color Cover: Hardcover ISBN: 9957-8531-2-0 Price: US$ 16.75 (JD 12) |
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Desert Landscaping: Plants for a Water-Scarce Environment |
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This rich multi-media database includes over 600 low water-use plants, and includes information about plant size and growth rate, soil and sun requirements, irrigation needs, place of origin, allergens, and wildlife interactions. |
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Author: Water Resources Research Center Date of Publication: 1996 Publisher: Tucson: University of Arizona Language: English Dimensions: CD-ROM Number of Pages: _____ Photographs: Color Cover: CD-ROM ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 25 (JD 18) |
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Land Registers in Jordan (1876 - 1960 AD) |
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Provides an overview of the development of unified land registration regulations in Jordan under the Ottomans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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Author: Hind Abu al-Sha'ar and Salti al-Shakhatra Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: al-Mafraq: Al al-Bayt University Language: Arabic Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 329 Photographs: None Cover: Paperback ISBN: ____ Price: US$ 8.50 (JD 6) |
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Publications on Painting and Sculpture: |
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Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts 2005 |
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Catalog of a unique collection of Contemporary Art from the Developing World, currently part of the permanent collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. |
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Author: Wijdan Ali Date of Publication: 2005 Publisher: Amman: Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts Language: Arabic and English Dimensions: 300 x 235 mm Number of Pages: 298 Photographs: Color Cover: Paperback ISBN: ____ Price: US$ 34.75 (JD 25) |
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Amman: Realities and Expectations. Issues on Culture, Environment, and Construction |
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Documents the working papers and minutes of the "Amman: Realities and Expectations" conference held in 1995. The book also contains English abstracts of the papers presented at the conference. |
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Author: Hamid al-Dabbas and Hani Hourani Date of Publication: 1996 Publisher: Amman: al-Urdun al-Jadid Research Center Language: Arabic Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 635 Photographs: None Cover: Paperback ISBN: _____ Price: US$ 19.50 (JD 14) |
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En Parcourant Jabal Al Weibdeh |
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Addresses the urban fabric of the Jabal al-Luweibdeh district in Amman and every-day life in it. The book includes an essay by a French planner and educator who resided in the city, and photographs of the district by the French photographer Pierre Devin. The book also features short essays about Jabal al-Luweibdeh by three Jordanian novelists. |
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Author: Xavier Guillot, Elias Farkouh, Samiha Khreis, and Mo'nes al-Razzaz Date of Publication: 2004 Publisher: Amman: Centre Culturel Français et de Coopération Linguistique d'Amman Language: Arabic and French Dimensions: 178 x 120 mm Number of Pages: 80 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: ____ Price: US$ 5 (JD 3.5) |
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Amman: The City and its Society |
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Features a series of articles that discuss the social, political, economic, demographic, and physical development of Amman. |
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Author: Jean Hannoyer and Seteney Shami, eds. Date of Publication: 1996 Publisher: Beirut: CERMOC Language: Arabic, English, and French Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 590 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 2-905 465-07-7 Price: US$ 24.50 (JD 17.5) OUT OF PRINT |
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Urbanism - Imported or Exported? Native Aspirations and Foreign Plans |
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Features a series of articles that address the transfer of models that have shaped urban environments in different parts of the world over the past two centuries, specially from the point of view of those who import them. The articles deal with developments affecting urbanism in countries including Argentina, Egypt, France, Japan, Lebanon, and the United States ... more |
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Author: Joe Nasr and Mercedes Volait, eds. Date of Publication: 2003 Publisher: London: Wiley - Academy Language: English Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm Number of Pages: 392 Photographs: Black and White Cover: Paperback ISBN: 0-470 851-60-0
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Urban Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Features a series of articles by urban planning specialists that discuss the evolution of urban planning practices in Saudi Arabia. | ||||||||
