Dissemination of Architectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World Lecture Series
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 29 November 2019
Lecture SeriesDissemination of Architectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World Lecture Series On Tuesday 2nd July 2019, ArCHIAM's Director Prof Soumyen Bandyopadhyay presented the pedagogic material on Architectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World produced in partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture as part of his talk on "Omani Towns: Tradition of the Desert and the…
Architectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World Lecture Series
Lecture SeriesArchitectural and Urban Forms of the Islamic World Lecture Series This series of lectures was prepared by ArCHIAM on behalf of the Education Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). It aims to present a comparative picture of urban and architectural form across the vast geographical region commonly referred to as the Islamic World. Examples…
Migration and cultural heritage: challenges and opportunities in the M'Hamid Oasis, Morocco
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 16 July 2019
TalksMigration and cultural heritage: challenges and opportunities in the M'Hamid Oasis, Morocco On Tuesday 2nd July 2019, Dr Giamila Quattrone presented the impact of migration on the cultural heritage of Ouled Youssef, one of the traditional settlements of the M'Hamid Oasis, Morocco. She talked about the challenges that Ouled Youssef faces as a result of…
Omani Towns: Tradition of the Desert and the Sea
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 2 July 2019
TalksOmani Towns: Tradition of the Desert and the Sea On Tuesday 2nd July 2019, ArCHIAM's Director Prof Soumyen Bandyopadhyay lectured on "Omani Towns: Tradition of the Desert and the Sea" at the National Museum Oman. The history of the Arabian Peninsula has often been conceptualised in terms of a duality that once existed between a 'cosmopolitan'…
INTBAU World Congress
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 1 December 2018
TalksINTBAU World Congress On 28th November 2018 Dr Giamila Quattrone presented at the INTBAU World Congress, a biennial forum bringing together global perspectives and knowledge for discussion and debate of pressing issues facing the built environment in communities around the world. In her paper Nurturing Identities, Empowering Communities: Adaptive Reuse and Restoration at Misfat al-Abriyin,…
Omani Mosques, Indian Ocean Trade and Arab Society
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 13 September 2018
TalksOmani Mosques, Indian Ocean Trade and Arab Society On Tuesday 2nd July 2019, ArCHIAM's Director Prof Soumyen Bandyopadhyay lectured on "Omani Towns: Tradition of the Desert and the Sea" at the National Museum Oman. The history of the Arabian Peninsula has often been conceptualised in terms of a duality that once existed between a 'cosmopolitan' coast…
Talk at the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 2 November 2017
OutreachTalk at the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Talks & Lectures Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Sri Lanka ???????? Other talks & lectures
History and Context: Design Pedagogy and Research-led Practice at Liverpool School of Architecture
OutreachHistory and Context: Design Pedagogy and Research-led Practice at Liverpool School of Architecture Talks & Lectures India Institute of Architects (IIA), India 21 September 2017 Other talks & lectures
Changing communities and discarded landscapes
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 10 May 2013
OutreachChanging communities and discarded landscapes The paper is a contribution to the 2013-16 PRIN "RE-CYCLE Italy. New Life Cycles for Architecture and Infrastructure of City and Landscape". Building on work commissioned by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of Oman towards the delivery of Heritage Management and Development Master Plans for the traditional oasis settlements…
Castral Networks of Islamic Mallorca: Fortification and Identity
Talks & LecturesBy Konstantina Georgiadou 19 April 2013
OutreachCastral Networks of Islamic Mallorca: Fortification and Identity New data on the fortifications of Islamic Mallorca is beginning to present an introspective image of this tribally settled island. The 300 years of Islamic occupation witnessed a continuous influx of tribal and ethnic groups resulting from the political upheavals taking place on the Spanish mainland. Events…