The new architecture of Qatar / Philip Jodidio ; preface by H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ; photography by Roland Halbe.
By: Jodidio, Philip [author.].
Contributor(s): Halbe, Roland [photographer.].
Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.ISBN: 0847841111; 9780847841110.Subject(s): Architecture -- Qatar -- History | Architecture, Modern -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 720.95363 Summary: The contemporary architecture of Qatar includes some of the world's most innovative commissions built in the past twenty years. This is the most comprehensive publication on the stunning new architecture of Qatar, highlighting more than fifty projects. A small, oil- and gas-rich Gulf country, Qatar has undergone a major transformation since the early 1980s. Fifty years ago, Doha, the capital of Qatar, was a small town built on Gulf commerce, fishing, and pearl diving. That began to change with the rise of the oil economy and the urban growth that resulted. The process accelerated during the global economic boom, creating an entirely new skyline in the West Bay area of Doha, and has continued apace since. Qatar's landscape is dotted with structures designed by some of the most famous architects in the world, from the Doha Tower by Jean Nouvel, to the Museum of Islamic Art by I. M. Pei and Weill Cornell Medical College by Arata Isozaki.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Shelf | NA1473.5 .J63 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AUF000000000085 |
Browsing Alfaisal University Shelves , Shelving location: On Shelf Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| NA1469.H33 J63 2012 Zaha Hadid 1950 : the explosion reforming space / | NA1473 .B6413 2016 Architectural guide : United Arbab Emirates / | NA1473.3.N34 A4 2014 NAGA Architects, Designers & Planners / | NA1473.5 .J63 2014 The new architecture of Qatar / | NA1476.8.K56 A4 2014 Local heroes / | NA1480 .M49 2017 Architectural guide Iran : from the Safavids to the Iranian revolution / | NA1483 .K43 2017 Islamic architecture in Iran : poststructural theory and the architectural history of Iranian Mosques / |
Includes bibliographical references.
The contemporary architecture of Qatar includes some of the world's most innovative commissions built in the past twenty years. This is the most comprehensive publication on the stunning new architecture of Qatar, highlighting more than fifty projects. A small, oil- and gas-rich Gulf country, Qatar has undergone a major transformation since the early 1980s. Fifty years ago, Doha, the capital of Qatar, was a small town built on Gulf commerce, fishing, and pearl diving. That began to change with the rise of the oil economy and the urban growth that resulted. The process accelerated during the global economic boom, creating an entirely new skyline in the West Bay area of Doha, and has continued apace since. Qatar's landscape is dotted with structures designed by some of the most famous architects in the world, from the Doha Tower by Jean Nouvel, to the Museum of Islamic Art by I. M. Pei and Weill Cornell Medical College by Arata Isozaki.