Traditional Domestic Architecture of the Arab RegionFor the first time the domestic architecture of the whole Arab region is being considered. An extensive analytical part is supported by a collection of more than 200 examples from thirteen countries. |
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1ST GF alley Arab Region arcade arch architects architecture Baghdad bait basement beams building built Cairo central hall climate construction cool corbels corner court courtyard house Damascus decoration Deir el-Qamar desert dome door dwelling elevation entrance entry front gallery Ghardaia girders ground floor guest Gulf Hassan Fathy humidity Islamic iwan kitchen Lebanon living loggia Maghreb majlis maq'ad masonry Mecca Mediterranean mezzanine Morocco mosque mountain mud brick muqarnas Najd North Oman Oudrif palm patio plaster Precipitation projecting qa'a quarters rain reception reed roof terrace rooms Sana'a Scale screened settlement shade Sharjah side slab sq.m sqifa square stable stair stairway stone storage street structure summer tarma temperature tighremt timber tion toilet tower town traditional transverse space Tunis typical units upper floor usually vault ventilation voussoirs wadi wall western windcatcher wing winter yard Yemen zone