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Arish: Palm-Leaf Architecture

Hardback

Main Details

Title Arish: Palm-Leaf Architecture
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sandra Piesik
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 290,Width 240
Category/GenreArchitectural structure and design
ISBN/Barcode 9780500342800
ClassificationsDewey:720
Audience
General
Illustrations 40 Illustrations, black and white; 255 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 23 January 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Traditional buildings made from the leaves of date palms have provided shelter from the extreme climate of the Arabian peninsula for generations. One of the few forms of vegetation in these hot and sandy conditions, palm leaves have been used in ingenious ways to create habitable structures that have endured for generations. In many regions this is referred to as Arish. Arish: Palm-Leaf Architecture celebrates this unique indigenous building and craft tradition and provides the foundation for a genuine understanding of the region, critical in the context of the fast-developing global economies they have become today.

Author Biography

Sandra Piesik is the founder of 3 Ideas Limited, an architectural consultancy specializing in architecture, design and cultural research. She has worked extensively in the United Arab Emirates, and has focused in particular on Arish. She is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was recently invited to become a Nominator for the Aga Khan Award in Architecture projects.