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The
Center
for the Study of the Built Environment
(CSBE) held a two-day workshop in Amman on the principles
and practices of arid landscaping.
The workshop, which consisted of a series of
presentations as well as a sketch design project, was
administered by a team of visiting faculty and staff members
from the University
of Arizona in
Tucson. Support for the
workshop was provided by Tuneib
Farm and Nursery, the
American Center in
Amman, and WEPIA
(Water Efficiency and Public Information for Action), a project
funded by USAID
(United States Agency for International Development) in
collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry
of Water and Irrigation.
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A
two-day international symposium entitled Computers
and Information Technology in Architectural Education and
Practice was held at
the Department of Architecture at the Jordan
University of Science and Technology
(JUST) in Irbid.
The lecture was co-organized by JUST, and by the
Arab
Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design
(ASCAAD), a newly established organization that aims at
conducting research and disseminating knowledge on the use of
computers and information technology in architecture and
construction in the Arab World.
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Petra
University
in Amman organized a symposium entitled Jerusalem
between the Past and the Present.
The symposium discussed historical, political,
literary, archaeological, and architectural dimensions related
to the city of Jerusalem.
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The
Municipality
of Greater Amman
(MOGA) held a seminar entitled Societal
Awareness and the Elimination of Architectural Obstacles
Facing Citizens with Special Needs.
MOGA had established a department for the study and
implementation of a special building code to accommodate the
needs of inhabitants of the city with special needs.
The special building code was implemented in a few
public buildings as well as parks and pedestrian areas in
Amman.
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The
Arab
Engineering Offices Corporation
of the Federation of Arab Engineers, in association with the
Jordan
Engineers Association
(JEA), organized a course entitled Engineering
Contracts and Claims.
The course was offered in Amman and administered by
Jordanian and Arab specialists.
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