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Half a Century in the Study of Islamic Art

Publications Sidebars

Publications Sidebars

Half a Century in the Study of Islamic Art

Half a Century in the Study of Islamic Art

High-Tech Architecture + Other Issues

High-Tech Architecture + Other Issues

Development of Thinking and Theory in Architecture

Development of Thinking and Theory in Architecture

The Future of the Design Studio

The Future of the Design Studio

Stone as Wallpaper

Stone as Wallpaper

Riyadh Architecture in One Hundred Years

Riyadh Architecture in One Hundred Years

al-Hussein Youth City

al-Hussein Youth City

The Amman Citadel

The Amman Citadel

The King Hussein Park

The King Hussein Park

The Royal Court Compound

The Royal Court Compound

The University of Jordan Campus

The University of Jordan Campus

Abd al-Rahim Jardaneh's House

Abd al-Rahim Jardaneh's House

Abu Darweesh Mosque and Public Plaza

Abu Darweesh Mosque and Public Plaza

Al-Khayyam Cinema

Al-Khayyam Cinema

Green Pocket in Dahiyat al-Hussein

Green Pocket in Dahiyat al-Hussein

Khalaf Tell’s House

Khalaf Tell’s House

Mango market, Downtown

Mango market, Downtown

Park under Abdun Bridge

Park under Abdun Bridge

Pathway in Jabal Amman

Pathway in Jabal Amman

Prince Hashem Bird Park

Prince Hashem Bird Park

Princess Iman Public Garden - ِAn Activity of Nour al-Barakah Organization

Princess Iman Public Garden - ِAn Activity of Nour al-Barakah Organization

Salah al-Din Public Park

Salah al-Din Public Park

The First Modern Residential Apartment Building in Amman: al-Kabariti Building

The First Modern Residential Apartment Building in Amman: al-Kabariti Building

The First Modern Residential Apartment Building in Amman: al-Kabariti Building

The First Modern Residential Apartment Building in Amman: al-Kabariti Building

The Japanese Public Garden

The Japanese Public Garden

The Jordan Pavilion Exibition at the King Hussein Gardens

The Jordan Pavilion Exibition at the King Hussein Gardens

The National Gallery of Fine Arts Park

The National Gallery of Fine Arts Park

7Hills Skatepark

7Hills Skatepark

Material on Water-Conserving Landscapes

Material on Water-Conserving Landscapes

Nasser Rabbat

Nasser Rabbat

Nadim Karam

Nadim Karam

Rahul Mehrotra

Rahul Mehrotra

George Katodrytis

George Katodrytis

Mohammad al-Asad

Mohammad al-Asad

D. Fairchild Ruggles

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Nora Akawi

Nora Akawi

Emre Arolat

Emre Arolat

Han Tumertekin

Han Tumertekin

Rami Farouk Daher

Rami Farouk Daher

Hanif Kara

Hanif Kara

Unnecessary Trips

Unnecessary Trips

How is Amman’s New Mayor Doing?

How is Amman’s New Mayor Doing?

Amman Has a New Mayor

Amman Has a New Mayor

The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History

The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History

The Newest Phase of Amman’s Growth

The Newest Phase of Amman’s Growth

Innovation. Design. Fabrication: The story behind the film

Innovation. Design. Fabrication: The story behind the film

The Singapore Model

The Singapore Model

Assessing The Quality of Life In Your Neighborhood

Assessing The Quality of Life In Your Neighborhood

Local Governance

Local Governance

Film Review: Urbanized

Film Review: Urbanized

Amman Urban Charter

Amman Urban Charter

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth

City Clusters

City Clusters

Three Public Spaces in Amman

Three Public Spaces in Amman

Hostile City

Hostile City

Save Amman's BRT

Save Amman's BRT

Eighth Cycle

Eighth Cycle

Nine Per Cent Parking

Nine Per Cent Parking

Gallery 27: Rethinking the Architectural Exhibition

Gallery 27: Rethinking the Architectural Exhibition

The University and the City

The University and the City

Managing Amman (also available in Arabic)

Managing Amman (also available in Arabic)

Tales from Two Cities: Tunis and Cairo

Tales from Two Cities: Tunis and Cairo

Commemorating Oleg Grabar (1929-2011)

Commemorating Oleg Grabar (1929-2011)

Peeking into the Future: The 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Peeking into the Future: The 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

City Components

City Components

Too Many Short Trips

Too Many Short Trips

Memories and the City II: The Personal Past

Memories and the City II: The Personal Past

seventh cycle

seventh cycle

Memories and the City I: The Collective Past

Memories and the City I: The Collective Past

Managing the Traditional Arab City

Managing the Traditional Arab City

The Nimby Reaction

The Nimby Reaction

seventh announcement

seventh announcement

Seventh award winning projects

Seventh award winning projects

The End of Globalization

The End of Globalization

Building Challenges: Urban Transportation

Building Challenges: Urban Transportation

Building Challenges: Housing Affordability

Building Challenges: Housing Affordability

Building Challenges: Energy Efficiency

Building Challenges: Energy Efficiency

The Bilbao Effect

The Bilbao Effect

Tomorrow's Designers of the Built Environment

Tomorrow's Designers of the Built Environment

Amman's Garbage Problem

Amman's Garbage Problem

Rethinking Public Transportation: Bus Rapid Transit Systems

Rethinking Public Transportation: Bus Rapid Transit Systems

Moving in amman: the Pedestrian Experience

Moving in amman: the Pedestrian Experience

Bringing Nature Back into the City

Bringing Nature Back into the City

Urban Charters

Urban Charters

Aspiring for the Car-Free City

Aspiring for the Car-Free City

Actions: What You Can Do With the City

Actions: What You Can Do With the City

Good and Bad Urban Density

Good and Bad Urban Density

Istanbul Today

Istanbul Today

The Sustainable Human Settlement

The Sustainable Human Settlement

seventh jury

seventh jury

Linking the Cities of Jordan

Linking the Cities of Jordan

Amman: How Big Is Too Big?

Amman: How Big Is Too Big?

Preserving Amman's Heart and Soul

Preserving Amman's Heart and Soul

Amman’s Heart and Soul II: Jabal Amman’s First Circle Area

Amman’s Heart and Soul II: Jabal Amman’s First Circle Area

seventh ceremony

seventh ceremony

Amman’s Heart and Soul: The Downtown Area

Amman’s Heart and Soul: The Downtown Area

Public Art

Public Art

The City's Creative Energies

The City's Creative Energies

A New Amman, for Better and for Worse

A New Amman, for Better and for Worse

Bottom-Up Urban Development

Bottom-Up Urban Development

Urban Life and Rising Commodity Prices

Urban Life and Rising Commodity Prices

Urban Change: Management and Resistance

Urban Change: Management and Resistance

Architecture for the Rich; Mere Shelter for the Poor

Architecture for the Rich; Mere Shelter for the Poor

Celebrating Water

Celebrating Water

The Amman Report Card

The Amman Report Card

seventh lecture

seventh lecture

sixth cycle

sixth cycle

sixth announcement

sixth announcement

Architecture Serving Humanity: The Winning Projects of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Architecture Serving Humanity: The Winning Projects of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Managing Amman's Traffic

Managing Amman's Traffic

Cairo: A Ray of Hope

Cairo: A Ray of Hope

To Tax or Not To Tax:  Amman’s Empty Land Plots

To Tax or Not To Tax: Amman’s Empty Land Plots

The Municipal Three-Legged Stool

The Municipal Three-Legged Stool

To Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg

To Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg

The Trans-Jordan Trail

The Trans-Jordan Trail

The Dubai Model

The Dubai Model

Urban Planning and Daily Stress

Urban Planning and Daily Stress

Sharing the Road

Sharing the Road

Where Should All the Garbage Go?

Where Should All the Garbage Go?

Smart Growth

Smart Growth

Desperately Seeking Amman

Desperately Seeking Amman

The Urban Planning Moment

The Urban Planning Moment

Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance

The Demands of the Few and the Rights of the Many

The Demands of the Few and the Rights of the Many

Staking Territory

Staking Territory

Goodbye Nature

Goodbye Nature

Have To vs. Want To

Have To vs. Want To

Whose Street Is It Anyway?

Whose Street Is It Anyway?

What Happened to My Neighborhood?

What Happened to My Neighborhood?

Exploring a Traffic Intersection

Exploring a Traffic Intersection

Building Communities

Building Communities

Moving Around Amman

Moving Around Amman

Moving Around the City

Moving Around the City

Searching for the Inoffensive Gas Station

Searching for the Inoffensive Gas Station

Sweifieh Revisited

Sweifieh Revisited

Model Streets

Model Streets

To Centralize or Decentralize

To Centralize or Decentralize

Educating Architects and Planners

Educating Architects and Planners

What if...

What if...

Ever-growing Amman

Ever-growing Amman

Exploring the Early Islamic City

Exploring the Early Islamic City

Rehabilitating Old Aleppo

Rehabilitating Old Aleppo

The Landscaping Challenge

The Landscaping Challenge

"If You Can't Maintain It, Don't Build It"

"If You Can't Maintain It, Don't Build It"

Disposable Buildings

Disposable Buildings

Buy Now, Pay Later

Buy Now, Pay Later

Taking the Bus

Taking the Bus

The Street Where I Live

The Street Where I Live

City Infrastructure

City Infrastructure

Underpasses Everywhere

Underpasses Everywhere

Fixing Sweifieh

Fixing Sweifieh

Urban Solutions: Easier Said than Done

Urban Solutions: Easier Said than Done

Amman's Urban Fabric: What Went Wrong?

Amman's Urban Fabric: What Went Wrong?

Energy Consumption in the City

Energy Consumption in the City

Sweifieh: A Case of Urban Deterioration

Sweifieh: A Case of Urban Deterioration

The Growth of Buildings

The Growth of Buildings

A Tale of Two Shops

A Tale of Two Shops

The Economics of Zoning: Jabal Amman's First Circle Area

The Economics of Zoning: Jabal Amman's First Circle Area

Nooks and Crannies

Nooks and Crannies

Surfaces of the City: Concrete

Surfaces of the City: Concrete

Signs of the City

Signs of the City

Empty Plots Everywhere

Empty Plots Everywhere

Amman's Most Beautiful District

Amman's Most Beautiful District

Amman Street Maps: A New Frontier

Amman Street Maps: A New Frontier

Soundscapes of Amman

Soundscapes of Amman

Airport Road

Airport Road

Parking in Amman: Privilege or Right

Parking in Amman: Privilege or Right

Time Zoning

Time Zoning

To Commute or Telecommute

To Commute or Telecommute

The Shopping Mall

The Shopping Mall

Apartment Living

Apartment Living

Sidewalks of Amman

Sidewalks of Amman

Riyadh

Riyadh

Property Rental Laws

Property Rental Laws

Beirut

Beirut

Public Transportation

Public Transportation

Cities of the Arab East

Cities of the Arab East

Zoning

Zoning

Urban Sprawl

Urban Sprawl

The Domination of Amman

The Domination of Amman

Introduction: An Anatomy of the City

Introduction: An Anatomy of the City

An Illusive Spark of Energy: Natural Gas Fracking

An Illusive Spark of Energy: Natural Gas Fracking

Political Planning for Change

Political Planning for Change

Planning for Change

Planning for Change

Stereotyping Sustainability

Stereotyping Sustainability

Beyond Green Buildings

Beyond Green Buildings

Who Owns the Clouds?

Who Owns the Clouds?

Understanding Carbon Markets

Understanding Carbon Markets

The Rising Renewables

The Rising Renewables

Rethinking Urbanism

Rethinking Urbanism

Moustadam - Sustainable

Moustadam - Sustainable

Moustadam

Moustadam

AREE - Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency

AREE - Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficient Housing Booklet - How Can a House Be Energy Efficient?

Energy Efficient Housing Booklet - How Can a House Be Energy Efficient?

Darat al-Funun

Darat al-Funun

Deconstructing Beirut's reconstruction 1990-2000

Deconstructing Beirut's reconstruction 1990-2000

Emerging Trends in Urbanism : The Beirut Post-War Experiance

Emerging Trends in Urbanism : The Beirut Post-War Experiance

E-topia : The Future of Cities in the Digital Age

E-topia : The Future of Cities in the Digital Age

Legislation and the Built Enviroment in The Arab-Muslim City

Legislation and the Built Enviroment in The Arab-Muslim City

Ugly Concrete Boxes are Almost Alright

Ugly Concrete Boxes are Almost Alright

Variations on a Theme

Variations on a Theme

Grafting the Ammani Landscape

Grafting the Ammani Landscape

Preliminary Guidelines for Using Graywater for Irrigation

Preliminary Guidelines for Using Graywater for Irrigation

A Graywater Reuse Study in Southern Arizona and the Water Conservation Demonstration Garden in San Diego, California

A Graywater Reuse Study in Southern Arizona and the Water Conservation Demonstration Garden in San Diego, California

Graywater Reuse in Other Countries and its Applicability to Jordan

Graywater Reuse in Other Countries and its Applicability to Jordan

Graywater Reuse in Jordan

Graywater Reuse in Jordan

Development of Workable Solutions for Graywater Reuse in Jordan

Development of Workable Solutions for Graywater Reuse in Jordan

Plants that Tolerate Alkaline Soils

Plants that Tolerate Alkaline Soils

Plants that do not Tolerate Alkaline Soils

Plants that do not Tolerate Alkaline Soils

Directory of Suppliers and Specialists for Graywater Systems in Jordan

Directory of Suppliers and Specialists for Graywater Systems in Jordan

Greywater Use in the Middle East: Technical, Social, Economic and Policy Issues

Greywater Use in the Middle East: Technical, Social, Economic and Policy Issues

Two Residential Demonstration Projects on Water and Energy Efficiency

Two Residential Demonstration Projects on Water and Energy Efficiency

Pokémon Go - A New Avenue for Urban Exploration

Pokémon Go - A New Avenue for Urban Exploration

Reimagining our Roads with Self-Driving Cars

Reimagining our Roads with Self-Driving Cars

The Hamra’ al-Asad Neighborhood Improvement Initiative in al-Madinah al-Munawarrah (EN/AR)

The Hamra’ al-Asad Neighborhood Improvement Initiative in al-Madinah al-Munawarrah (EN/AR)

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