{"product_id":"designing-modernity-9783868597233","title":"Designing Modernity","description":"(Bilingual Edition: English \/ Arabic)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"grid8 nml\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigning Modernity: Architecture in the Arab World 1945–1973\u003c\/em\u003e\n is the result of a fascinating investigation by international experts \ninto the influences of modernist architecture in the Arab world. Nine \ncase studies provide the foundation for a thorough exploration of the \nrelevant cultural-historical, sociopolitical, climatic and demographic \naspects. Questions concerning the region’s reciprocal relationship with \nmodernist architecture in the period from 1945 to 1973 are investigated \nthrough the biographies of selected buildings and building complexes \nfrom Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTexts, contemporary images, architectural drawings and archival \nmaterial are used to document the process from commissioning and design \nthrough to completion and building use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Arbid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278917513467,"sku":"9783868597233","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783868597233.jpg?v=1772490632","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/designing-modernity-9783868597233","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}