Islamic Architecture Today and Tomorrow : (Re)Defining the Field / / edited by Mohammad Gharipour and Daniel E. Coslett

• Pubblicazione: Bristol, England : , : Intellect, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (504 pages)
• Disciplina: 720.917671
• Soggetto topico: Islamic architecture
• Persona (resp. second.): GharipourMohammad; CoslettDaniel E.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Half Title -- Islamic Architecture Today and Tomorrow (Re)defining the Field -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Defining 'Islamic Architecture' -- Re-envisioning the Field -- This Volume -- Notes -- Part 1 Research and Scholarship -- Chapter 1 The Study of Islamic Architecture: Reflections on an Expanding Field -- Typology -- Geography -- Chronology -- Technology -- Methodology -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Widening the Horizons for the Study of Islamic Architecture -- Without -- Within -- The Future -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Modern Architecture and Colonialism in the Islamic World -- Initial Developments: Orientalism and After2 -- A Second Wave: Colonial Modernities -- Conclusion: Current Challenges -- Notes -- Part 2 Scope and Scale -- Chapter 4 From Garden to Landscape: Lessons from the Taj and the Alhambra -- The Taj Mahal as Landscape -- The Alhambra as Landscape -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Invisible Geographies in the Study of Islamic Architecture -- Musholla in Alleyways -- Hidden Intertwined Histories -- Moving Geography -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Note -- Chapter 6 Silencing Palestinian Architectural History in Israel: Reflections on Scholarship and Activism -- The Power to Silence -- The Limits of Access -- Activism and the Writing of History -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Islamic Architecture in the Americas: Advancing a Transregional and Hemispheric Approach -- Foundations for Inquiry -- From Historicist Approaches to Contemporary Designs -- Comparative Case Study: The Brazil Mosque of São Paulo and Islamic Center of Washington -- Conclusion: Hemispheric Insights and Possibilities -- Notes -- Part 3 Historiography and Context. ; Chapter 8 Cultural Encounters, Local Practice, and Historical Process in the Ancient Middle East -- Notes -- Chapter 9 Neo-Eurocentrism and Science: Implications for the Historiography of Islamic Art and Architecture -- Thresholds of Change and Neo-Eurocentrism -- Neo-Eurocentrism and the Historiography of Science and Art -- Neo-Eurocentrism and Cultural Relativity -- Implications for Islamic Art and Architectural Historiography -- Notes -- Chapter 10 Carving an Epistemological Space for Southeast Asia: Historiographical and Critical Engagements -- Beyond Exceptionalism -- Translation as Site of Inquiry: Buildings and/as Texts and the Architectural Dialectic -- Capitals, Satellites, and Rural Sites in Post-imperial Contexts and Networks -- An 'Archipelagic Crossroads': Beyond Singular Narratives -- Beyond Stratigraphic Assumptions -- Rooted Muslim Cosmopolitanisms and Their Limits -- Museums, Archaeology, Regimes of Knowledge, and Prospects for Rapprochement -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Part 4 Fieldwork and Documentation -- Chapter 11 A Field without Fieldwork: Sustaining the Study of Islamic Architecture in the Twenty-First Century -- The Question of Access -- Working as an Islamicist -- Sustaining Islamic Architectural History -- Notes -- Chapter 12 Architectural History in Turkey: Between Fieldwork and Archival Research -- Fieldwork in the City -- Archives in Turkey and Beyond -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 13 Documenting Islamic Architecture: Objectives and Outcomes in a Time of War -- Approaches -- Digital Proliferation and the Role of Digital Humanities -- Ethics and the Digital Divide -- The Allure and its Challenges -- Outcomes -- Notes -- Part 5 Education and Pedagogy -- Chapter 14 Reorienting Perspectives: Why I Do Not Teach a Course Titled 'Islamic Architecture'. ; 'Theory' and Its Relevance to the Study of 'Islamic Architecture' -- Myths from the Classroom and Beyond -- Remaining Critical Questions and Approaches -- Instead of a Conclusion, Some Opinions on Teaching Architecture and a Student's Response -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 15 Decolonizing Architectural Knowledge: Situating Middle Eastern Pedagogies in a Globalizing World -- Contemporary Problematization -- Questions Arise -- Sustained Negative Idiosyncrasies -- Appreciative Inquiry (AI): A Milieu for the Critical Thinker -- Moving Forward with Responsive Approaches -- Towards a Decolonized Architectural Education -- Notes -- Chapter 16 Educating the Public about Islamic Art and Architecture through Museums -- Assessing the Audience -- Beyond Labels: Public Programs and Outreach -- Training -- Conclusion -- Coda: Islamic Art in Museums in the Era of COVID-19 -- Notes -- Part 6 Curation and Publication -- Chapter 17 Displaying Islamic Arts in Global Cities -- On Context: Globalization, Orientalism, and Mobility -- New Museums, Old Collections: The Resurgence of the Arts of Islam -- Museology vs. Built Environment: Global Divergences -- Notes -- Chapter 18 Curating the 'Islamic': The Personal and the Political -- The Hyper-local and the Personal -- Context and Contextualization -- Institutions and Exhibitions -- Additional Platforms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 19 Islamic Architecture on the Move: Publishing Architectural History in the Digital Age -- Early Forays into Digital Publishing: JSAH and AO -- Ten Years Later -- Looking Further Afield for Digital Engagement -- The Digital in the Classroom -- Opening Access -- Notes -- Chapter 20 Illustrating Islamic Architecture:: On Visual Presentation and Scholarship -- Early Illustrations and Plans -- Towards an Ever More Reliable Documentation? -- Photography. ; Conceptual Approaches Versus Documentation -- Conclusion: The Digital Turn -- Notes -- Part 7 Globalization and Change -- Chapter 21 Uneven Geographies and Neoliberal Urban Transformation in Arab Cities -- Manifestations of Neoliberal Urban Restructuring -- From Real Estate Investments to City Infrastructure -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 22 Affection for Nouvel Architecture: On Contemporary (Islamic) Architecture and Affect -- Affect -- Nouvel at Sharaan -- Orientalizing the Scenography of Contemporary Architecture -- Notes -- Chapter 23 The 'Islamic-Modern' Project in this Age of Uncertainty -- Bio-graph -- A Post-humanist Cultural Imaginary -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Part 8 Experience and Use -- Chapter 24 The Tourist Gaze, Visiting Mosques, and the Folds of Architecture -- Politics of Urban Preservation -- The Tourist Gaze and Modernity -- Two Views of Al-Azhar -- Visiting Mosques and the Tourist Gaze -- The Folds of Architecture -- From Plurality to Pluralism -- Notes -- Chapter 25 Decolonizing the Conservation of Islamic Built Heritage in Egypt -- The Colonial Roots of Today's Practices -- Premodern Practices -- Developments in International Thought and Practice -- Toward Decolonization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 26 (Dis)placement and Placemaking: Reconsidering Islamic Architecture through Refugee Agency -- Agency and Placemaking: Displacing the Conventions of the Field -- Concluding Thoughts: Islamic Architecture as a Critical Perspective in the Study of Place and Placemaking -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Part 9 Practice and Profession -- Chapter 27 'Islamic Architecture' and the Profession -- Note -- Chapter 28 A Trinity of Values in Architecture for Muslim Societies -- Architecture for Muslim Societies -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 29 Relevance, Tradition, and Practice in Islamic Architecture. ; Modernity to Tradition: A Personal Journey -- Lessons Learned and the Future of Islamic Architecture -- Notes -- Chapter 30 Architectural Competitions: Creating Dialogues and Promoting Excellence -- Types of Competitions -- The Players -- Notes on Three Architectural Competitions -- Why Enter Competitions? -- Postscript -- Notes -- Contributor Biographies -- Index -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: Scholars and practitioners from the realm of 'Islamic architecture' consider its changing nature and continued significance. Reflective essays address the meaning of 'Islamic' in built environments, and the geographical, chronological, disciplinary diversity of a dynamic field of study encompassing far more than mosques and tombs. 118 b/w illus.
• Titolo autorizzato: Islamic Architecture Today and Tomorrow
• ISBN: 1-78938-605-5; 1-78938-606-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796059803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical studies in architecture of the Middle East.