ABSTRACT
Every city has its unique and valuable identity, this identity is revealed through its physical and visual form, it is seen through the eyes of its residents and users. The city develops over time, and its identity evolves with it. Reflecting the rapid and constant changes the city is subjected to, Architecture and Arts, is the embodiment of the cultural, historical, and economical characteristics of the city. This conference was dedicated to the investigation of the different new approaches developed in Architecture and Contemporary arts. It has focused on the basis of urban life and identities.
This volume provides discussions on the examples and tendencies in dealing with urban identities as well as the transformation of cities and urban cultures mentioned in terms of their form, identity, and their current art. Contemporary art, when subjected to experiments, continues to be produced in various directions, to be consumed and to put forward new ideas. Art continuously renews itself, from new materials to different means of communication, from interactive works to computer games, from new approaches to perceptional paradigms and problems of city and nature of the millennium.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |209 pages
Architectural identity and globalization
part |152 pages
Architecture
chapter |6 pages
A great Chinese ‘rural’ metropolis—the unity and contradictions in Beijing’s urban identity
chapter |8 pages
Envisioning the unseen: Interdisciplinary approach between painting and architecture
chapter |9 pages
Place identity/place making in the built environment—towards a methodological perspective
chapter |15 pages
Sustainable urban heritage conservation strategies—case study of historic Jeddah districts
chapter |7 pages
The correlation between art and architecture to promote social interaction in public space
chapter |11 pages
The potential of the eco-passive construction technique for the Western Desert in Egypt
chapter |8 pages
Vernacular culture and its contribution to the identity of Auresian houses in Algeria
part |57 pages
Interior design
chapter |9 pages
The mutual influence of the Mamluk interior architecture and urban planning in Damascus
chapter |9 pages
Usage of Arundo Donax L. as a sustainable material in interior design and architecture
part |156 pages
City as a scene
part |130 pages
Architecture
chapter |7 pages
Investigating a sense of place at a historic commercial street corridor: Visitor perception of social aspects
chapter |10 pages
The effect of social and environmental factors on the urban form of a place: A fishing village in Hurghada, Egypt
chapter |15 pages
Towards sustainable slum development: A performance evaluation approach for slum upgrading plans in Egypt
part |16 pages
Graphic
chapter |6 pages
From national disgrace to cultural heritage and international film set. The case of Matera (Italy)
chapter |8 pages
Strategies of creative thinking for solving design problems in the field of graphic design
part |10 pages
History and arts
part |92 pages
City as an organism
part |64 pages
Architecture
chapter |10 pages
Developing sustainable urban growth in Egypt towards the location of renewable energy resources
chapter |9 pages
The urban regeneration of the peripheral areas. The case study of Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy)
part |28 pages
History and arts
part |104 pages
Planning and approaching the city
part |56 pages
Architecture
chapter |8 pages
Architecture of the 21st century museum as a catalytic phenomenon in the evolving cultural identity of a city
chapter |11 pages
Conserving historical areas through the roles of main cities: Urban identity in the era of globalisation
chapter |10 pages
Entrance gateway of Kerala temples: Assessing the form of a Kerala temple gopuram through material and construction
chapter |8 pages
Smart grids, smart cities, interior spaces and human behaviour: An interactive development process
part |48 pages
History and arts