The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3791344064

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The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme by Philip Jodidio Pdf

KEYNOTE: The extraordinary accomplishments of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme are celebrated in this generously illustrated volume that includes hundreds of photographs, maps, and drawings along with informative text, offering fascinating insight into the built environment of Muslim societies around the world. The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme promotes the conservation and re-use of buildings and public spaces in historic cities in the Muslim world as a catalyst to improving the quality of life of their inhabitants. This book presents more than 30 case studies that illustrate the Programme's efforts to spur social, economic, and cultural development in sustainable ways. In countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Mali, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Tanzania the Historic Cities Programme has gone beyond restoration to address the questions of the social and environmental context, adaptive re-use, institutional sustainability, and training. Recent photographs filled with brilliant detail; precise maps, drawings and technical data; and expert essays on urban planning, collaborative networks, parks and gardens, and sustainability are included in this exciting book on the work of one of the Muslim world's most successful proponents of cultural conservation. AUTHOR: Philip Jodidio has published numerous books on contemporary architecture, including Under the Eaves. ILLUSTRATIONS 250 colour illustrations

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Islamic architecture
ISBN : 3791365509

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Heritage of the Mughal World by Philip Jodidio Pdf

"From 1526-1857, the Mughal Empire presided over an extended period of peace, prosperity, and unprecedented artistic achievement in the Indian subcontinent. Highlighting valuable conservation and restoration projects carried out by the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, this illustrated book, with texts written by noted specialists in each field, explores the cities, buildings and gardens that flourished during the Mughals' three-century rule."--

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 3791367595

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Afghanistan by Philip Jodidio Pdf

For decades, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has been working to revitalize the social, cultural, and economic strength of communities in the Muslim world through its Historic Cities Programme. This book documents more than 100 such efforts that have been carried out in Afghanistan since 2002. Each project is illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and detailed descriptions. A powerful testament to the AKTC's commitment to Islamic culture, this book documents the organization's ongoing work to celebrate, restore, and maintain Afghanistan's cultural presence in the modern world.

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3791353799

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Heritage of the Mughal World by Philip Jodidio Pdf

From 1526-1857, the Mughal Empire presided over an extended period of peace, prosperity and unprecedented artistic achievement in the Indian subcontinent. For more than a decade, the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme has been working to preserve and restore historically significant sites to their original splendour. This book takes a close look at a wide variety of such projects, such as Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul; Humayun's tomb and garden in Delhi; and the walled city of Lahore; and places them in the wider context of the Empire's social, aesthetic and ethical mores. In addition, it includes contemporary projects being developed around the world that reflect aspects of Mughal and Islamic heritage. Filled with stunning colour photography, this book offers a detailed study of the myriad achievements of the Mughal world and their lasting effects throughout the globe. This book also includes texts written by leading specialists on the subject as well as those who were actually in charge of the restoration projects. AUTHOR: Philip Jodidio has published numerous books on architecture and art, including 'The Museum of the Horse', 'The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme', and 'Rafael Vinoly Architects' (all by Prestel). 250 colour illustrations

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822035538669

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Under the Eaves of Architecture by Philip Jodidio Pdf

The prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture recognises projects that benefit the Muslim world for their excellence in contemporary design, community improvement and development, restoration, re-use and area conservation. This anthology presents award winning projects from universities and historic restoration programmes.

Author : Stefano Bianca,Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Historic districts
ISBN : 8842215406

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Cairo by Stefano Bianca,Philip Jodidio Pdf

The first in a series devoted to the projects of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, describes the plan approved in 1990, the creation of the Azhar Park.

Author : Jeff Cody,Francesco Siravo
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781606065938

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Historic Cities by Jeff Cody,Francesco Siravo Pdf

This new volume in the GCI's Readings in Conservation series brings together a selection of seminal writings on the conservation of historic cities. This book, the eighth in the Getty Conservation Institute’s Readings in Conservation series, fills a significant gap in the published literature on urban conservation. This topic is distinct from both heritage conservation and urban planning despite the recent growth of urbanism worldwide, no single volume has presented a comprehensive selection of these important writings until now. This anthology, profusely illustrated throughout, is organized into eight parts, covering such subjects as geographic diversity, reactions to the transformation of traditional cities, reading the historic city, the search for contextual continuities, the search for values, and the challenges of sustainability. With more than sixty-five texts, ranging from early polemics by Victor Hugo and John Ruskin to a generous selection of recent scholarship, this book thoroughly addresses regions around the globe. Each reading is introduced by short prefatory remarks explaining the rationale for its selection and the principal matters covered. The book will serve as an easy reference for administrators, professionals, teachers, and students faced with the day-to-day challenges confronting the historic city under siege by rampant development.

Author : Ismail Serageldin,Ephim Shluger,Joan Martin-Brown
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 082134904X

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Historic Cities and Sacred Sites by Ismail Serageldin,Ephim Shluger,Joan Martin-Brown Pdf

This book contributes to a better understanding of why historic cities and sacred sites are important, and how cultural roots may influence and improve urban futures. It emphasises the need to include social and cultural dimensions in economic development and offers cases of best practice.

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3791367579

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Cairo by Philip Jodidio Pdf

This book reveals how the Aga Khan Development Network and its Historic Cities Programme transformed an area of Cairo's urban blight into a dynamic public space. Once a city of verdant gardens and parks, Cairo in the 1980s was severely overcrowded, economically struggling, and many of its inhabitants lived in unsanitary conditions. Historic Cairo, a World Heritage Site centered on the original Fatimid settlement of Cairo, has presented a challenge to conservationists and urban planners over the years as they have sought to protect the city's heritage while it remains a living city. Understanding how the process of decline could be reversed by restoring monuments and building a new park, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) set about revitalizing the Darb al Ahmar area and creating Al Azhar Park. This book features numerous scholarly contributors and authors who participated in the program, and shows how the conservation effort paid off in countless ways.

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783791356419

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Cairo by Philip Jodidio Pdf

This book reveals how the Aga Khan Development Network and its Historic Cities Programme transformed an area of Cairo’s urban blight into a dynamic public space. Once a city of verdant gardens and parks, Cairo in the 1980s was severely overcrowded, economically struggling, and many of its inhabitants lived in unsanitary conditions. Historic Cairo, a World Heritage Site centered on the original Fatimid settlement of Cairo, has presented a challenge to conservationists and urban planners over the years as they have sought to protect the city’s heritage while it remains a living city. Understanding how the process of decline could be reversed by restoring monuments and building a new park, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) set about revitalizing the Darb al Ahmar area and creating Al Azhar Park. This book features numerous scholarly contributors and authors who participated in the program, and shows how the conservation effort paid off in countless ways.

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9783791359960

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A Sustainable Future by Philip Jodidio Pdf

Discover how these brilliantly designed green spaces have helped improve the lives of urban dwellers all over the Arab World, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. The new or restored gardens created by AKTC, seen in this fascinating book, show how these urban oases are catalysts for positive economic, social and cultural change. They encourage ethical ideals of stewardship, ecology, and beauty in the built environment. Numerous authors first trace the history of Islamic gardens and help clarify the environmental and design ethos of Islam. Texts also explain the beneficial sociological and economic impact of urban gardens and parks. Succeeding chapters identify thirteen specific projects that illustrate these principles. There are historic sites, such as Humayun’s Tomb Garden in Delhi and Timur Shah Mausoleum in Kabul; contemporary locations, including the National Park of Mali, and Al Azhar Park in Cairo; and settings that celebrate cultural and multi-cultural identities, such as Aga Khan Garden in Alberta, Canada and a city park Khorog, Tajikistan. Each chapter offers color photographs, plans, and texts about the sites and their environment, and each project demonstrates how green spaces bring people of different backgrounds together to provide places for reflection, spirituality, education and leisure. Together these achievements demonstrate how parks and gardens can enhance economic, cultural, and general well-being.

Author : Stefano Bianca
Publisher : Allemandi
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSC:32106019401204

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Syria by Stefano Bianca Pdf

Reflects the work done by the Historic Cities Programme, a branch of the Aga Kahn Trust for Culture.

Author : Francesco Siravo
Publisher : Gallery
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Travel
ISBN : UOM:39015053785674

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Zanzibar by Francesco Siravo Pdf

Author : Aylin Orbasli,Marcel Vellinga
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781119340324

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Architectural Regeneration by Aylin Orbasli,Marcel Vellinga Pdf

A comprehensive and detailed overview of the active regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage. The combined processes of globalisation, urbanisation, environmental change, population growth and rapid technological development have resulted in an increasingly complex, dynamic and interrelated world, in which concerns about the meaning of cultural heritage and identity continue to grow. As the need for culturally and environmentally sustainable design grows, the challenge for professionals involved in the management of inherited built environments is to respond to this ever-changing context in a critical, dynamic and creative way. Our knowledge and understanding of the principles, approaches and methods to sustainably adapt existing buildings and places is rapidly expanding. Architectural Regeneration contributes to this knowledge-base through a holistic approach that links policy with practice and establishes a theoretical framework within which to understand architectural regeneration. It includes extensive case studies of the regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage from around the world. Different scales and contexts of architectural regeneration are discussed, including urban, suburban, rural and temporary. At a time when regeneration policy has shifted to the recognition that ‘heritage matters’ and that the historic environment and creative industries are a vital driver of regeneration, an increasing workload of architectural practices concerns the refurbishment, adaptive re-use or extension of existing buildings. As a result, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, historic conservation, urban and environmental design, sustainability, and urban regeneration, as well as for practitioners and decision makers working in those fields.

Author : Francesco Bandarin,Ron van Oers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118383988

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Reconnecting the City by Francesco Bandarin,Ron van Oers Pdf

Historic Urban Landscape is a new approach to urban heritage management, promoted by UNESCO, and currently one of the most debated issues in the international preservation community. However, few conservation practitioners have a clear understanding of what it entails, and more importantly, what it can achieve. Examples drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide – from Timbuktu to Liverpool Richly illustrated with colour photographs Addresses key issues and best practice for urban conservation