Basma Massoud

"Patterns" of Threshold Spaces in the Historical City of Jeddah

Investigating the Relationship Between the Public Spaces and Residential Units

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Produktbeschreibung

"Patterns" of Threshold spaces in the Historical City of Jeddah explores the meaning of threshold spaces and investigates the relationship between the public spaces and residential units in the historical city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9781032389486
• ISBN-10: 1032389486
• Artikelnr.: 68475916

Autorenporträt

Basma Massoud is an Architect, Assistant Professor and head of the Interior Design Department at the University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is also a consultant who specializes in vernacular architecture, and threshold spaces, with a focus on the impact of spatial experience in the urban context. Additionally, she has previously served as a Lecturer in the Architectural Department at Dar Al Hekma University and has worked as an architect for various firms in Germany and Saudi Arabia. Concerning research, her interests encompass urban transformation: use of space, concepts for space, the relationship between the public sphere and the private sphere, and the notion of transitions in cities.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Glossary of Arabic Words
1. Introduction: the morphology of the old town
2. Historical Threshold Spaces: Tracing culture and Influences on the
Notion of Threshold
3. The Living structure of a Place: A New Approach to Architecture,
Building, and Planning
4. The Threshold Space: The Notion of Integration
5. Identifying the Patterns: The Relationship Between the Environment
and the Inhabitants
6. The Expansion of the Patterns: The Language of the Old Town
Postlude
References
Index