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Tarawneh, Musa Salim. "Sedentarization and tourism : the case of the Zalabia Bedouin tribe of the southern Jordan." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115659.
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Most of the recent studies on the southern Jordan Bedouins portray the Bedouins as being resistant to change and development. These studies are more descriptive than analytical, focusing on romantic aspects of the Bedouin's lifestyle. In contrast, this study, based on fieldwork conducted in Wadi Rum between June-November 2004, attempts an ethnographical study that does not represent the Bedouins in a stereotypical way, neither romanticising them nor treating them as in need of development. It is based on an examination of the relationship between the socio-cultural, economic and political aspects of Bedouin society and the physical environment in which they live. The different types of settlements inhabited by Wadi Rum's Bedouin society are documented, and the contextual sources of change that shaped, and are still shaping the Bedouins' living patterns, are analyzed.
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Al, Tal Raed. "Structures of authority a sociopolitical account of architectural and urban programs in Amman, Jordan (1953-1999) /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.
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Wessels, Stephen Graham. "Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13681.
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Includes bibliographical references.This thesis presents the design and creation of a 3D virtual world of Petra, Jordan, based on the digital spatial documentation of this UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Zamani project. Creating digital records of the spatial domain of heritage sites is a well-established practice that employs the technologies of laser scanning, GPS and traditional surveys, aerial and close range photogrammetry, and 360-degree panorama photography to capture spatial data of a site. Processing this data to produce textured 3D models, sections elevations, GISs, and panorama tours to has led to the establishment of the field of virtual heritage. Applications to view this spatial data are considered too specialised to be used by the general public with only trained heritage practitioners being able to use the data. Additionally, data viewing platforms have not been designed to allow for the viewing of combinations of 3D data in an intuitive and engaging manner as currently each spatial data type must be viewed by independent software. Therefore a fully integrated software platform is needed which would allow any interested person, without prior training, easy access to a combination of spatial data, from anywhere in the world. This study seeks to provide a solution to the above requirement by using a game engine to assimilate spatial data of heritage sites in a 3D virtual environment where a virtual visitor is able to interactively engage with combinations of spatial data. The study first begins with an analysis of what virtual heritage applications, in the form of virtual environments, have been created, and the elements that were used in their creation. These elements are then applied to the design and creation of the virtual world of Petra.
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Ali, Dalia Osama. "Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62933.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).
The aim of this thesis is to develop a vocabulary of principles to be used in the design of future community centers in Jordan. Community centers provide the stage for bringing members of the community together to meet and discuss community issues, and for increasing their sense of community spirit which advances social and economic development. This thesis rethinks the present idea of a community center taking into account the changing social structure and culture, the regional climate and availability of local materials. The principles that evolved may be divided into two categories; spatial vocabulary, which focuses on the relationship and design of spaces that encourage interaction amongst members of the community; and character vocabulary, which focuses on the character reflected by the community center as being the heart of the community. This thesis was investigated through the process of redesigning a community center in one of the housing projects built by the government to house low-income families.
by Dalia Osama Ali.
M.Arch.
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Al-Masalha, Sami. "Technology, Time and Form." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36648.
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As architects in our life we should acknowledge our
problems and use them to create art. This study
acknowledges a cultural and architectural crisis that
exists today in most of the developing world as well
as in Jordan. It is focused on three pertinent aspects,
technology, time, and form, which havebecome
diverse and contradictory in ways unprecedented in
history. Technology by definition is a set of methods
a society employs to satisfy its building requirements.
In the past a state of harmony existed between
incoming values and technology, because of the slow
interaction which allowed the receiving culture
sufficient time for adaptation. In such cultures with
rich architectural tradition and heritage, the main
reason for the gap between existing and incoming
cultures is that they did not prepare to absorb
western exported aesthetic values and technology.
The main cause of this is during this century modern
technology has become too advanced to be
compatible with the capability of local building
technology, and the local tradition no longer has the
economic appeal it had before. The need for rapid
and large scale advancement in the developing
countries was made possible by modern technology,
not just for its economic appeal but also for the
prestige it carries with it. Nowadays, Jordan among
other nations contains a cultural heritage, and an
architectural legacy of great value that is suffering
from imported architectural fashions. However, the
problem is that it fails to distinguish aesthetic values
of western architecture when implementing them into
its culture. It was my intention throughout my studies
to create a bridge between western architectural
technology and traditional architectural forms and
technology in Jordan.Master of Architecture
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Rajjal, Yasser Ibrahim. "The visual evaluation of historic city centres : with particular reference to Salt City centre in Jordan." Thesis, Glasgow School of Art, 1998. http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/4015/.
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Navarra, Diego Daniele. "The governance architecture of global ICT programmes : a case study of e-government in Jordan." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435440.
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Tolgay, Sera. "Planning for water scarcity in Jordan Valley : in defense of environmental flows in arid climates." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118562.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2018.
"June 2018." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Scarcity is relative, as water resources can be mismanaged, shared inequitably and allocated asymmetrically. Half a billion people live under conditions of severe water scarcity in many arid and semi-arid regions, marked by an increasing demand for water and unprecedented droughts.' The Jordan River basin, a peri-urban regional corridor, is in a particularly water-stressed region with worldwide lows in per capita water availability that is projected to decrease further by 20 percent by 2050.2 Both the valley's communities, especially smallholders, and fragile habitats of the watershed will be hard hit by the impact of a drying climate. The collapse of Jordan River, which has seen its flow reduced to a small fragment, and decline of the Dead Sea downstream are flagged as ecological disasters. However, beyond being merely a physical constraint or a supply issue, the problem of scarcity is also shaped by the politics of allocation. Through layers of geospatial data, from archival maps, surveys and remote sensing data, I show how the history of land resettlement, water allocation and infrastructural development can complicate restoration efforts today. The Regional NGO Master Plan, drafted by experts from Israel, Jordan and Palestine, makes the case for the need to rehabilitate Jordan River by allocating 400 MCM, a third of pre-modern levels, as the required inflow for restoration. I argue that restoring the river goes beyond direct flows and should be defined to include critical ecosystems that affect the hydrological cycle of the entire basin, including buffer systems and conservation reserves that support local communities. In the absence of fair reallocation mechanisms and regional design at the scale of the watershed, a roadmap to establishing common environmental flows is infeasible. Rather than offering a utopian vision for the rehabilitation of Jordan River, as an addendum to the masterplan, I develop six geospatial propositions in defense of establishing environmental flows in contexts of scarcity.
by Sera Tolgay.
M.C.P.
S.M.
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Amaireh, Ikrima Abd El-Karim Mohammad. "Numerical investigation into a double skin façade system integrated with shading devices, with reference to the city of Amman, Jordan." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43290/.
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The aim of this research was to investigate the thermal performance of Double skin facades (DSFs) for office buildings in Amman. Special attention was given to the role of cavity-integrated shading slats. The study was conducted through a parametric study concerning configuration and design parameters of both DSF’s cavity and shading slats, in addition to boundary conditions. For the purpose of this study, a CFD-Fluent model was developed and validated. Besides, a new method for more accurate representation of solar radiation (as boundary conditions) was developed. Both RNG k-ε and SST k-ω turbulence models were used. The Discrete ordinates (DO) radiation model with non-gray option was selected for modelling of radiation heat transfer. Simulations confirmed that both the width of the cavity and the size and arrangement of openings would have a significant impact on overall performance of the system. The aspect ratio (H/W) of the cavity would further impact its operation, which could contribute to 77% and 26% increase in ventilation and temperature for inner glass surfaces, respectively, of a simple cavity. In addition, among other design parameters, the size and surface emissivity of integrated slats would have the largest influence on the natural ventilation rate in the cavity. The inner glass surface temperature is mainly influenced by the inclination angle and position of these slats in addition to the internal and external environmental conditions. The influence of these slats is also dependent on the aspect ratio of the cavity. Detailed design of these slats would play a further role, together with the boundary conditions (incidence angle) and other design parameters of the cavity (H/W aspect ratio). In Amman, DSFs were shown to have a good performance during heating seasons, as they would enable indoor thermal comfort and ventilation requirements to be met by passive means. During cooling seasons, DSFs with integrated slats would also be able to reduce total solar heat gains if sufficient ventilation could be provided for its cavity. However, artificial cooling is still required for such a hot climate. Controlling the cavity openings is highly recommended for both scenarios. It is recommended that the cavity width is at least 0.6m, the glass transmittance is about 0.8, the size for integrated slat is 20% of the cavity width, and the optimum surface emissivity of the slats is about 0.2. Slats should preferably be placed at mid of cavity or be adjustably according to the seasonal requirements. Optimum inclination angles for slats were found to be 45° degrees and 30° degrees for summer and winter, respectively. General recommendations and design guidelines were provided.
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Malkawi, Randa Fuad. "Reasserting the Past and Preserving the Future: A Cultural Center in Wadi Rum." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99297.
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Although only a few of us have been to the desert, we all have a clear and chromatic image of it. Our mental representation of these landscapes has been formed throughout the years through photographic media and film. A few well known visual and literary works that contributed to the myth of the desert include:
Le Petit Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926), T.E Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia (1962), David Lean
Theeb (2014), Naji Abu Nowar
This fascination led to an increase in demand for travel to these mythological places. Such an increase raises particular challenges for the desert and its inhabitants that include a demand for services and infrastructure and an appetite to learn more about the site. The phenomenon creates new issues that require creative solutions and interventions.
How can architecture provide spaces as a solution to mitigate these issues? The thesis examines the question in the context of the Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), a UNESCO world heritage site that is located in the Arabian Desert region. It proposes a cultural center that reflects the ecological and cultural significance of the site. The architecture of the building converges elements from the desert with elements from local bedouin culture. The building aims to create spaces for educational opportunities to the bedouin and the tourist in order to enhance the visitor's experiences and enrich the local's knowledge.Master of Architecture
This thesis examines the issues that are associated with an increase in tourism in the Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), a UNESCO World Heritage site that is located in the Arabian Desert Region. The thesis attempts to provide a solution through architecture and urban planning strategies that include the proposition of educational spaces for the tourist and the local. These architectural spaces have the ability to add value to the tourist's experience and enrich the local community in the future.
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Dennis, Samantha Jo. "Use of experimental archaeology to examine and interpret Pre-Pottery Neolithic architecture : a case study of Beidha in southern Jordan." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5803.
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Many significant cultural transitions, including the beginnings of sedentism, domestication, and farming, are thought to have taken place during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) in southern Jordan. The settlement sites of this period (often referred to as the first villages) are rich in architectural remains, and this evidence is frequently used to support hypotheses on the degree of sedentism and how societies were structured. This research reexamines these issues through the construction, maintenance, destruction and decay of four experimental reconstructions built between 2001 and 2006 at the PPNB site of Beidha. The results of the experiments provide a more intimate understanding of PPNB architecture, including prehistoric construction methods and techniques, maintenance costs, spatial organisation, and post-abandonment events. The results also contributed to the conservation and presentation of early prehistoric sites to the public.
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Al-Shawabkeh, Rami. "The role of sustainable urban design principles in delivering high density mixed use schemes in Jordan : using Amman as a case study." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2015. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/35e734bb-741a-4b0d-8a5c-ea72231d19e3.
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This research is about the role of sustainable urban design principles in delivering high density mixed use schemes in Amman. It builds on previous work developed in the 2010 Amman Master Plan to propose, a first for the city, sustainable high density mixed use (HDMU) development in three distinct geographical areas in the city. High density mixed use developments conceived as part of the master plan is a new approach for the city of Amman and for Jordan.
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Daher, Rania. "L’architecture en terre crue dans la vallée du Jourdain ; une filière en reconstruction…temporaire." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015SACLV003/document.
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Le but de ce travail de recherche est de démontrer que la ré-exploitation des matériaux locaux de construction dans la vallée du Jourdain, peut contribuer à une autonomie des communautés rurales palestiniennes. Pour ce faire, cette thèse questionne le développement de la filière terre dans ces territoires. Nous posons l’hypothèse qu’il existe un lien étroit entre les transformations de la société rurale, de sa structure économique et politique, et les transformations de la filière constructive en terre. ‘Trois temps’ de cette filière ont été relevés et ont permis de vérifier cette hypothèse. Le cas de la Palestine avant 1920, l’habitat en terre crue entre 1920 et 1970 et finalement la situation actuelle. Ces évolutions nous ont permis de comprendre que la ré-exploitation des matériaux locaux permet une véritable autonomie lorsque la filière est intégrée aux pratiques économiques et sociales en cours. Cette idée a été vérifiée par l’étude du contexte actuel où la filière est en reconstruction temporaire car déconnectée des pratiques sociales et économiques. Ce travail de recherche se divise en trois parties, à l’image de ces ‘trois temps’. La première détaille la relation entre la filière terre et la notion de développement durable pour faire le lien ensuite au cas de la Palestine avant 1920. La seconde précise le changement de valeurs qui s’est opéré entre 1920 et 1970 dans la société rurale et les transformations de l’habitat qui y sont liées. Enfin, la dernière partie tente d’évaluer la reconstruction de cette filière en détaillant le contexte politique et économique actuel pour le confronter ensuite aux actions des nouveaux acteurs sur le terrainThis research aims to demonstrate that the re-use of local building materials in the Jordan Valley can contribute to the autonomy of rural Palestinian communities. To achieve this, we question the evolution of the earthen building sector in these territories. We assume that there is a close link between the transformations of the rural society, its economic and political structure and the transformations that appeared in the earthen building sector. Three historical periods have been identified and have verified this hypothesis: the case of Palestine before 1920, the period between 1920 and 1970 and finally the current situation. Through these evolutions, we understood that the re-use of local materials allows real autonomy when the earthen building sector is integrated to the ongoing social and economic practices. This idea was verified by studying the current context where this building sector knows a temporary reconstruction. This research is divided into three parts. The first part details the relation that exists between earthen architecture and the concept of sustainable development; we will be explaining the case of Palestine before 1920. The second part specifies the changing values of rural society that have taken place between 1920 and 1970 and the transformations of the habitat linked to it. Finally, the last section attempts to assess the reconstruction of this building sector by detailing the current political and economic context and confronting it with the projects led by the “new actors” on the ground
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Al, Hamzeh Nida Khaled Ahmad. "A Place in Amman." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52575.
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What is a Cultural Collage? It is what is happening in Jordan today; different people from different backgrounds come to one piece of land looking for any refuge and hope. I wanted to create a building for this phenomenon. This is a building where people could come to and meet at to drink coffee and smoke hookah and share their stories.
The characters that played the role in the Surrealist Movement in Paris in the 20s were my inspiration to design this building. The Artists came together in a time of war. The first World War was in action and yet, they met at a small coffee shop in Paris to discuss what they felt like discussing and at the end of the day an art movement was born.
Storytelling. In these small rooms, the meeting rooms, or even the coffee house on the first level, people meet. As they order their coffee and move into the next room they can sit and socialize, tell stories and make art. As they move up to the next level the spaces become bigger and more open. The whole building starts telling a story.Master of Architecture
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Pilder, Andrew David. "Urbanization and Identity: The Building of Amman in the Twentieth Century." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1323474094.
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Schriwer, Charlotte. ""From water every living thing" : water mills, irrigation and agriculture in the Bilād al-Shām : perspectives on history, architecture, landscape and society, 1100-1850 AD." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7080.
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This work explores the role of the watermill in the history and society of Jordan, Syria and Cyprus from the 12th to the 19th century. Previous studies in this area have been limited, and have usually assumed the watermills in the Levant to date from the Ottoman period. This work aims to suggest that many of the mills still extant today in fact date from an earlier period. A review of the historical documentation and archaeological material is the main background of this study, while an examination of the watermills themselves aims to provide a permanent record of these before they disappear due to rural and urban development. A review of available reference material regarding the role of the mill in Levantine economy and society from the medieval to late Ottoman periods emphasises the importance of the watermill in rural and urban areas of the Levant in a historical period of fluctuating economic stability. The reference material consists mainly of historical accounts by travellers and chroniclers, legal documents such as treaties, charters and waqf documents, as well as archaeological, environmental and socioeconomic studies of the Levant from the medieval to the early modem period. The broad nature of this study aims to form a basis for future research with a more detailed focus in these disciplines.
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Boe, Jeffrey L. "Painting Puertorriqueñidad: The Jíbaro as a Symbol of Creole Nationalism in Puerto Rican Art before and after 1898." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4290.
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In the three decades surrounding the Spanish-American war (1880-1910), three prominent Puerto Rican artists, Francisco Oller (1833-1917), Manuel E. Jordan (1853-1919), and Ramón Frade (1875-1954) created a group of paintings depicting "el jíbaro," the rural Puerto Rican farm worker, in a way that can be appropriately labeled "nationalistic." Using a set of motifs involving clothes, customs, domestic architecture and agricultural practices unique to rural Puerto Rico, they contributed to the imagination of a communal identity for creoles at the turn of the century. ("Creole" here refers to individuals of Spanish heritage, born on the island of Puerto Rico.) This set of shared symbols provided a visual dimension to the aspirational nationalism that had been growing within the creole community since the mid- 1800s. This creollismo mythified the agrarian laborer as a prototypical icon of Puerto Rican identity. By identifying themselves as jíbaros, Puerto Rican creoles used jíbaro self-fashioning as a way to define their community as unique vis a vis the colonial metropolis (first Spain, later the United States). In this thesis, I will examine works by Oller, Jordan and Frade which employ jíbaro motifs to engage this creollismo. They do so by painting the jíbaro himself, his culture and surroundings, the fields in which he worked, and the bohío hut which was his home. Together, these paintings form a body of jíbaro imagery which I will contextualize, taking into account both the historical circumstances of jíbaro life, as well as the ways in which signifiers of jibarismo began to gain resonance amongst creoles who did not strictly belong to the jíbaro class. The resulting study demonstrates the importance of the mythified jíbaro figure to the project of imagining Puerto Rican creole society as a nation, and the extent to which visual culture participated in this creative process.
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Seigneuret, Delphine. "Le temple nabatéo-romain de Dharih (Jordanie centrale) : architecture, restitution, décor et culte." Thesis, Paris 1, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA010697.
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Khirbet edh-Dharih est un site nabatéen situé à environ 70 km au nord du site de Pétra en Jordanie. Au sanctuaire, est associé une petite agglomération rurale ainsi qu’une nécropole. Supposé comme étant sanctuaire d’étape et de pèlerinage, Khirbet edh-Dharih nous livre un temple d’une grande richesse iconographique et architecturale pour une meilleur compréhension de la religion nabatéenne. Le temple, qui est un bâtiment principal du site, a été conçu au début du IIe siècle de notre ère d’après les études stratigraphiques. Cette date coïncide avec l’annexion de la Nabatène à l’Empire romain en 106 de notre ère. Dans cette thèse, nous analysons les méthodes de construction du temple, sa restitution ainsi que l’étude du décor et du culte qui s’y déroulait. Si l’iconographie dénote un style syncrétique mêlant thèmes gréco-romains dans un traitement sémitique, le cas est similaire pour un plan du temple qui présente, au-delà du plan typique avec vestibule et cella une plate-forme cultuelle sur laquelle on plaçait des bétyles pour effectuer des offrandes aux divinités. Ces éléments et ces résultats permettent de se questionner sur le syncrétisme architectural, cultuel et religieux au sein de ce même templeKhirbet edh-Dharih is a nabatean site situated approximately 70 km of the site of Petra in Jordan. Attached to the sanctuary is a small rural town and a necropolis. Supposed to be as a sanctuary during the pilgrimage, Khirbet edh-Dharih offers us a temple rich iconography and architecture for a better understanding of the nabatean religion. The temple, which is the site’s main structure, was built, based on stratigraphy, at the begginning of the second century A.D., which coincides with the time of the Roman annexation in AD 106. In this thesis, we analyzes the buildin gmethod of the temple, its reconstruction and the study of its cult and decoration. However if the iconography denotes a syncretic style graeco-roman subjects in a semitic treatment, the case is similar for the plan of the temple which presents, beyond the standard plan with a lobby and a cella, a religious platform on which were placed baetyls for making offerings to the divinities. From iconographic analysis of the facade and of the môtah of the temple, restored, we make a parallel between the information shown by the images and the conception as well as architecture of the temple
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Jamhawi, Monther M. Al-Dahash. "Conservation and tourism : Jordan's post eighteenth century architectural heritage." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247796.
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Michel, Anne. "Les églises de la Jordanie byzantine : architecture et liturgie (Ve-VIIIe siècles)." Paris 4, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PA040305.
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Les fouilles récentes ont permis de dégager de nombreuses églises de l'époque byzantine en Jordanie. Il existe de nombreuses études spécialisées, mais elles ne portent jusqu'à présent que sur des édifices particuliers ; aucune étude de synthèse n'a encore été proposée, et les conclusions établies s'avéraient souvent incomplètes. Le bon état de conservation des édifices et l'abondance de la documentation la rendaient possible. Pour établir une base de départ, il s'agissait de la réunir, ce qui a donné lieu à l'élaboration d'un catalogue, qui réunit les données essentielles sur ces églises, ordonnées selon des fiches normalisées. Il permit l'établissement d'une étude de synthèse, fondée dans les deux premières parties sur l'analyse comparative et thématique de l'architecture et des installations liturgiques. Il s'agissait, en examinant un par un les différents éléments constitutifs de l'église, de discerner s'il se dessinaient des groupes régionaux ou chronologiques et s'ils se distinguaient ou non des autres édifices connus dans les régions voisines. La troisième partie de l'étude de synthèse dépasse ces premières analyses, en considérant les églises dans leur ensemble. Ces recherches ont abouti à l'établissement de trois groupes provisoires : on doit distinguer les chapelles et édifices de petites dimensions, les églises urbaines de dimensions moyennes, dans lesquelles on distingue une évolution des installations liturgiques, et enfin les grands groupes complexes, dont l'interprétation pose souvent encore des problèmes, mais dont certains peuvent avoir fait l'objet de pèlerinagesThe recent archeological excavations in Jordan allowed to uncover numerous churches of the byzantine period. A lot of specialized studies do exist, but until now, they deal only with some particular buildings - no general survey has been undertaken. A considerable number of churches being well preserved, in a first step the abundant documentary material, scattered in specialized reviews, had to be assembled. In order to create a solid base on which to found all further work, the informations collected were organized in a catalogue of all byzantine churches actually known. Their basic informations were classed according to a standardized model. This preparatory work allowed the development of a synthetic study, which in the first two sections is based on the comparative and thematic analysis of the architecture and the liturgic installations. In examining one by one the different components of the churches, we tried to single out the different regional and chronological groups. Another aim was to find out whether the churches of Jordan differ or not from those built in the adjoining regions. The third section of the synthesis reaches further than these first analyses in considering the churches in their integrality. These studies led to the establishment of three provisory groups: one has to distinguish between the chapels and the constructions of mirror dimensions, the larger civic churches, and finally the big complexes formed by several churches. The interpretation of the latter often still causes problems, but some of them might have been centers of pilgrimage
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Ferring, Mari. "Dionysos på Årsta torg : färgfrågan i svensk efterkrigsarkitektur." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4258.
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The overall aim of the thesis is to discuss cultural significations and notions of colour in Swedish post-war architecture. More specifically, the purpose is to analyse the question of colour in architecture linked to the polychrome walls of Årsta Community Centre, including background, intentions, cultural context and debate. Årsta Community Centre, situated just south of Stockholm, was built in 1947-53. The buildings as well as the colourful paintings covering the walls facing the square were designed by architects and brothers Erik and Tore Ahlsén. Newspapers and journals showed a clear indignation concerning the colourful exterior walls. Why did the polychrome walls at Årsta raise so much attention and cause such criticism? And how are these reactions related to contemporary ideas of colour in architecture in general? The thesis is divided into six chapters. The introductory chapter is followed by a historical retrospect with examples of use and notions of colour in architecture, in order to present a prelude to post-war thoughts and design. This text leads up to two central concepts developed for this thesis: Structural and independent colour effect. The third chapter presents Årsta Community Centre with focus on the polychrome walls at Årsta square, analysing the role of the architects and the cultural and social environment in which they were interacting. Special attention is paid to the important inspiration provided by the thoughts of the Danish artist and writer Asger Jorn. The forth chapter deals with the critique of Årsta square as well as arguments in contemporary debates concerning colour in architecture (as for example in the Apollo and Dionysus-debate). Chapter five discusses the role of independent colour effect in art and architecture of the 1940´s and 50´s related to examples of contemporary ideas and use of history. The conclusions of the study are presented in the sixth chapter. It contains an interpretation of the polychrome space, mainly focusing on two themes: The first is the understanding of the square as a theatre, based on historical social and urban patterns. The second is the suggestion of a modernistic language of colour and architecture for common man that is universal and time-less, challenging established social and material hierarchies. The thesis finishes with an analysis and a summary point by point of the critique directed at the colours of Årsta Community Centre with main emphasis on the underlaying political motives.QC 20101112
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Renoult, Bénédicte. "Le système défensif de Pétra (Jordanie) et de ses environs à l'époque nabatéenne à travers les sources archéologiques, littéraires et épigraphiques." Thesis, Paris 1, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA010669.
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Depuis les premières recherches archéologiques sur le site de Pétra au début du XXe s., certaines questions concernant la défense de la ville n'ont pas véritablement été abordées : il n’y a pas consensus sur l'existence et la datation de fortifications, notamment pour l'époque nabatéenne. Cette étude a pour objectif de vérifier l’existence d’un éventuel système défensif reposant sur un réseau de fortifications et de postes de guet au travers d'un relevé des vestiges archéologiques visibles en surface et de pouvoir en préciser la chronologie grâce à l’observation des techniques de construction et l’analyse de la céramique de surface. D’après la répartition des vestiges défensifs répertoriés, la défense de la ville semble avoir été assurée par un système contrôlant des points stratégiques sur un territoire incluant les secteurs périphériques de la ville. Le volume I replace tout d’abord Pétra dans son milieu naturel, décrit son espace urbain et présente le contexte géopolitique de la Nabatène. Il est ensuite consacré à l'étude archéologique du système défensif des Nabatéens de Pétra : l'histoire de la recherche sur ce sujet, l'organisation et l’architecture militaires des Nabatéens, l’analyse de la répartition des vestiges défensifs par type, accompagnée de datations et d'interprétations sur la fonction de chacun d'eux. Il se termine par une étude comparative avec d'autres systèmes défensifs développés en d'autres temps à Pétra et en d'autres lieux, nabatéens ou hasmonéens. Le volume II est consacré au catalogue décrivant les différents secteurs où des vestiges défensifs ont été enregistrés. Enfin, les volumes III et III bis sont dédiés à l'illustrationSince the first archaeological researches were carried out at Petra in the early 20th century, some questions regarding the defense of the city haven’t been tackled: there is still no consensus on the existence of fortifications and their dating, especially when it comes to the Nabatean period. The purpose of the present study is to determine, thanks to an inventory of archaeological site surface remains, the existence of a possible defense system relying on a network of fortifications and observation posts, and specify its chronology through the survey of building techniques and surface pottery analysis. According to the distribution of the listed defensive remains, the defense of the city seems to have been ensured by a system which controls strategic locations in a territory including the peripheral areas of the city. Volume I first puts Petra in its natural environment, describes its urban space and presents the geopolitical context of Nabataea. It is then focused on the archaeological study of the defensive system of the Nabataeans from Petra: the history of research on this subject, the military organization and architecture of the Nabateans, the analysis of the distribution of the defensive remains according to their type, complemented with datings and interpretations on the function of each remain. It ends by a comparative study with other defensive systems developed in other times in Petra and in other places, Nabataeans or Hasmoneans. The volume II is dedicated to the catalog which describes the various areas where defensive remains were recorded. Finally, the volumes III and III bis are specifically dedicated to illustrations
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Friedner, Ekvall Hugo. "Danvikstullsskolan." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 1994. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-241144.
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REVERENCE and COMFORT The project is an endeavor to create a building that evokes reverence for knowledge and at the same time is perceived as safe and pleasant.The hope is that the building, owing to its monumental façade, will embody respect and confidence in knowledge. This is especially important in a time when this reverence to a large extent seems to be lacking in society.At the same time, a safe residence is a fundamental prerequisite for creating a study environment that offers peace and quiet and the opportunity to focus. One way to achieve this safety is to create homely and comfortable residences.The main focus has been on creating a healthy and inspiring working environment. Great focus has also been placed on creating an ecologically sustainable building. SITE and PLACEMENT The building is facing Hammarby Lugnet to the southwest and thereby shields of the noise from the highway to the northeast. At a distance it is perceived as monumental, as if it has claimed the turbulent area, and it radiates calm and inspires confidence. SEQUENCE and MATERIALS In order to submit a feeling of safety, it is required that the rooms are perceived as animated. They must convey the feeling that someone has put work into creating a building that is unique, a building which it is impossible to mass-produce. This applies to both sequences and details.A strict general plan enables more complex spacial structures. The residences are located to the north and west, while the public areas are located, facing south and east. To facilitate finding one´s way in the building, the bearing inner walls of rammed earth are color coded, by mixing pigments into the earth. Rammed earth elements also dominate the buildings external expression and anchor it to the ground.The closer you get to the building and the the farther into it you move, the safer you will experience it. This is due to changes of materials and scale, but also to the spatial sequences and how the rooms change volumetrically.The way to the recidences and classrooms – the safest parts of the school – either goes through the great entrance hall or one of the stairwells. The materials change as the rooms get smaller and smaller; the smaller the room the less visible rammed earth and the more visible wood.VÖRDNAD OCH TRIVSEL Projektet är ett försökt att skapa en byggnad som inger vördnad (för kunskap) och samtidigt uppfattas som trygg och trivsam. Strävan efter att byggnaden ska inge vördnad är ett hopp om att den ska förkroppsliga respekt och förtroende för kunskap, detta i en tid när denna vördnad i stor utsträckning tycks saknas i samhället. Samtidigt är en trygg hemvist en grundläggande premiss för fokus och studiero i studiemiljön och ett sätt att uppnå denna trygghet är trivsel. Huvudfokus har varit att skapa en sund och inspirerande arbetsmiljö. Detta har skett i kombination med ett starkt fokus på ekologiskt tänkande. PLACERING PÅ PLATSEN Byggnaden vänder sig mot Hammarby Lugnet i sydväst och skärmar därmed av bullret från motorvägen i nordöst. På avstånd upplevas den som monumental, en byggnad som tagit den intensiva platsen i anspråk och som utstrålar lugn och inger förtroende. RUMSSAMBAND OCH MATERIAL För att inge känslan av trygghet krävs att rummet upplevs som besjälat – att någon lagt ner tid på att producera en byggnad som inte går att massproducera. Detta gäller både rumssammanbanden och detaljerna. En strikt övergripande planering möjliggör denna komplexa rumsliga struktur. Hemvisterna placeras i väst och norr och de allmänna ytorna placeras i öst och syd. De bärande innerväggarna av stampad jord är – med hjälp av pigment som blandats in i jorden – färgkodade, för att underlätta orienteringen i skolan. Den stampade jorden dominerar också fasadens uttryck och förankrar byggnaden på marken. Ju närmare byggnaden man kommer och ju längre man rör sig in i den, desto tryggare upplevs den. Detta sker genom en förändring av material och skala men också genom sekvensen av rum och hur rumsligheterna förändras volymmässigt. Vägen in till klassrummen och hemvisterna, skolans tryggaste rum, går antingen genom den storslagna entréhallen eller något av trapphusen. Materialen förändras i takt med att rummen blir mindre; ju mindre rum, desto mindre synlig stampad jord och desto mer synligt trä.
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Nilsson, Helena. "Jordhuset." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-289609.
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Examensarbetet Jordhuset består av två delar där den första delen handlar om jordarkitektur och mina jordexperiment. Den andra delen är ett resultat av mina undersökningar och mitt gestaltande förslag till ett jordhus i det svenska klimatet. Jag vill introducera ett miljövänligt och hållbart alternativ till de konventionella byggmaterialen betong, trä och stål samt erbjuda en ny form av arkitektonisk estetik som jordhus möjliggör. Jord är vårt mest miljövänliga byggnadsmaterial och står för 0 % av världens koldioxidutsläpp – jämfört med t ex framställningen av betong och cement som står för 7 % av koldioxidutsläppen varje år. Genom att undersöka och experimentera med materialet så skapar jag mig en egen uppfattning om dess kvaliteter och utmaningar.The thesis project Jordhuset consists of two parts where the first part is about earth architecture and my earth experiments. The second part is a result of my research and my design proposal for an earth house in the Swedish climate. I want to introduce an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to the conventional building materials concrete, wood and steel and offer a new form of architectural aesthetics that earthen houses make possible. Soil is our most environmentally friendly building material and accounts for 0 % of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions - in comparison with the production of concrete and cement, which accounts for 7 % of carbon dioxide emissions each year. By researching and experimenting with the material, I create my own perception of its qualities and challenges.
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Blomberg, Gabriel. "Ett eget hem." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-298456.
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Detta projekt handlar o att bygga sitt eget hem. För tillfället är majoriteten av de småhus som byggs i Sverige kataloghus. De konstrueras så billigt som möjligt för att passa så många som möjligt och kan anses vara en fortsättning av de typologier som utvecklades under egnahem-rörelsen, som i sin tur plockade mycket från svensk stugtradition. De har dock utvecklats och funnit form från huvudsakligen ekonomi och anpassning till byggregler istället för brukarens behov. Mitt mål har varit att utmana detta genom att rita en byggnad som är uppförd med traditionella tekniker som tittar längre bak i tiden, och som jag valt på andra kriterier såsom miljöpåverkan, inomhusklimat och möjlighet till expansion utan att behöva kassera material. Den färdiga byggnaden är förhoppningsvis möjlig att konstruera på egen hand, samtidigt som den är anpassad till brukarens behov och kan utvecklas i takt med att de behoven förändras.This project is about the tradition of constructing your own home. At the moment, the majority of small houses built in sweden are catalogue-houses. They are constructed in the cheapest way possible and designed to suit as many as possible. They could be considered an evolution from the type houses of the early 20th century, evolved within, and from, the swedish building codes and regulations. My aim was to challenge the status-quo by selecting building techniques not based on price or whats common practice at the moment, but to look further back in time and prioritizing living climate, eco-friendly construction and flexibility. The finished building is hopefully possible to construct by yourself, suitable to ones needs and flexible enough to evolve as they do.
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Marcolini, Patrick. "Esthétique et politique du mouvement situationniste : pour une généalogie de ses pratiques et de ses théories (1952-1972)." Nice, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009NICE2001.
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Alors que les avant-gardes artistiques de la première moitié du 20e siècle avaient amorcé un rapprochement voire une collaboration avec les mouvements politiques de leur temps, le mouvement situationniste (ici considéré dès sa naissance avec l’Internationale lettriste en 1952 et jusqu’à la dissolution de l’Internationale situationniste en 1972) se caractérise par la fusion achevée de l’esthétique et du politique. Dans cette perspective, notre travail a pour objet de démontrer comment le spectacle, pensé d’abord par les situationnistes dans le cadre d’une critique de la représentation artistique et de la contemplation passive et compensatoire qu’elle induit chez celui qui l’appréhende, s’est finalement révélé être pour eux le paradigme même du rapport des individus aux produits de leur activité en régime capitaliste ; comment la dérive et la psychogéographie, pensées dans le contexte du dépassement de l’art, leur ont aussi servi à contester l’ordre social dominant en procédant à une critique de la vie quotidienne, et à préfigurer la société communiste de l’avenir ; et enfin, comment cette préfiguration utopique a été constamment partagée entre une vision futuriste des perspectives ouvertes par le développement technologique et un romantisme révolutionnaire qui puisait son inspiration dans le passé de l’humanité, dans les sociétés nomades et médiévalesArtistic avant-gardes of the first part of the 20th century had started to bring closer, and for some of them to collaborate to the contemporary political movements, but the situationist movement (which begun in 1952 with the foundation of the Lettrist International, and ended in 1972 with the auto-dissolution of the Situationist International) was characterized by the complete fusion between art and politics. From this viewpoint, our work demonstrates how spectacle, which was initially used by situationists to designate the artistic representation and the passive and compensatory contemplation that accompanies it, proved to be for them the paradigmatic experience of the modern man faced with the products of his activity in the capitalist society. We also demonstrate how dérive and psychogeography, which were initially thought in the context of the supersession of art, were used by situationists as means to protest against the established order, making a critique of everyday life, and to imagine another form of society. Finally, we show how this vision of another society was divided between a futuristic utopia based on the technological development and a revolutionary romanticism inspired by the examples of the nomadic peoples and the medieval societies
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Pezolet, Nicola. ""Le Bauhaus imaginiste contre un Bauhaus imaginaire" : la polémique autour de la question du fonctionnalisme entre Asger Jorn et Max Bill." Thesis, Université Laval, 2008. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2008/25181/25181.pdf.
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Townson, Alexander Derrick. "First experiences of Mshatta." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2382.
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The early Islamic work of architecture known as Mshatta has been the subject of numerous studies since it was rediscovered by European travellers to Jordan in the late nineteenth century CE. In the absence of a dedicatory inscription, efforts were launched to establish the site's patronage. The current consensus is that it is an Umayyad structure likely built for the caliph Walid Il during the period of his rule, which lasted from 743-744 CE. In my thesis. 1 examine the contextual evidence that supports Walid II's candidacy, as well as that which supports another possible patron. Yazid II. I then analyse Mshatta's façade from the perspective of an on-site viewer. Since the structure was never finished and the façade has been removed from its original context, my study involves some conjecture. However, this is necessary in order to determine how Mshatta was intended to be experienced by a first-time visitor.
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Tourancheau, Bernard. "Algorithmique parallèle pour les machines à mémoire distribuées (applications aux algorithmes matriciels)." Phd thesis, 1989. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00332663.
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Différents résultats de complexité sont présentés pour les communications et le calcul sur des machines à mémoire distribuée. Les topologies concernées sont le réseau linéaire, l'anneau, la grille, l'hypercube et le réseau complet. Un réseau systolique est présenté pour l'algorithme de diagonalisation de Jordan. Une étude sur l'accélération et une étude de l'allocation des données sont formulées dans le contexte des mémoires distribuées
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Kennedy, Titus Michael. "A demographic analysis of Late Bronze Age Canaan : ancient population estimates and insights through archaeology." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13257.
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This thesis is a demographic analysis of Late Bronze Age Canaan (ca. 1550/1500-1200/1150 BCE), undertaken through the use of archaeological and anthropological data. The purpose is to establish estimates for the settlement population, nomadic population, nuclear family size, house size, sex ratio, and life expectancy of the people of Canaan during the Late Bronze Age. Previous studies have not addressed these issues in detail, nor had data from the entire scope of Canaan been considered, nor had a precise methodology been developed or used for estimating specific settlement populations and nomadic populations for Canaan during the Late Bronze Age. Thus, additional aspects of the thesis include the development and use of a new methodology for estimating ancient populations and a database of all of the Late Bronze Age sites in Canaan—both archaeological and textual.
To accomplish these goals, the thesis uses archaeological data from excavations and surveys, texts from the Late Bronze Age, human skeletal remains from Late Bronze Age burials, demographic and ethnographic studies of various types of nomads, and methods, techniques, and observations from previous relevant studies. The primary objectives are to 1) obtain individual settlement, nomadic, and total population estimates for Canaan in the Late Bronze Age that are as accurate as possible based on the currently available data, along with additional demographic estimates of life expectancy and sex ratio, 2) propose a new methodology for estimating settlement populations in the ancient world, 3) present a catalogue and map of all of the sites in Canaan that were inhabited during the Late Bronze Age, 4) illuminate demographic trends during the Late Bronze Age in Canaan. The implications of the results may lead to a modified demographic view of Canaan and its sub-regions during the Late Bronze Age.Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies
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Pezolet, Nicola. ""Le Bauhaus imaginiste contre un Bauhaus imaginaire" : la polémique autour de la question du fonctionnalisme entre Asger Jorn et Max Bill /." 2008. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2008/25181/25181.pdf.
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