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Humanizing Architecture in a Materialistic World Using Symbols and Morals

The Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies

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Title Humanizing Architecture in a Materialistic World Using Symbols and Morals
 
Creator El Husseiny, Aly Mohamed
El Husseiny, Ahmed Aly
 
Subject Human architecture; spiritual architecture; symbolism; social building; experiencing architecture
 
Description Architectural schools of design overwhelmingly adapt to cultural backgrounds of societies they target. This paper distinguishes between ideologies that generated Western, contemporary architecture, and on the other hand, the values of traditional Arab communities. The paper aims at parrying architectural plastic formations that are irrelevant to the local Arab discourse. The paper rediscovers a value oriented architecture that is capable of moving spiritual feelings towards the built environment, even if its formalistic and visual attractiveness is controversial. The paper demonstrates examples of what can be called “sincere” architecture rather than stunning and sight-startling products that apparently or superficially hold value.Keywords: Human architecture; spiritual architecture; symbolism; social building; experiencing architectureeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. 
 
Publisher e-International Publishing House (e-IPH) Ltd., UK
 
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Date 2018-01-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article

 
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Identifier https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/66
10.21834/ajbes.v3i9.66
 
Source Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies; Vol 3, No 9 (2018): Jan / Feb; 111-120
2398-4295
10.21834/ajbes.v3i9
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/66/pdf
 
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