Western and Arabic Islamic Architecture Discourse

Authors

• Akram Jassim Alakkam, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology - Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords

Architecture Discourse

Document Type

Original Study

Abstract

Many literatures concentrated on the issue of architecture discourse which identified by thespace of conceptual thought that has essential characteristics based on knowledge foundations anddistinctive historical, cultural, religious, and social dimensions. These literatures pointed to westemarchitecture discourse elements and Arabic Islamic architecture discourse and cultural,environmental and doctrinal reference, But these literatures didn''t present clear comparative picturefor those discourses.

Recommended Citation

Alakkam, Akram Jassim (2002) "Western and Arabic Islamic Architecture Discourse," Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 6.