TRADITIONAL GULF ARCHITECTURE WEEK

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1 TRADITIONAL GULF ARCHITECTURE WEEK An exhibition and conference at the Qatar National Library, April 22 25, 2018 The house of Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani (built c ), Umm Salal Mohammed, Qatar (photograph by Vincent Aïtzegagh, Paris, France)

2 Qatar National Library (QNL) welcomes you to a week-long look at the architectural heritage of Qatar and the Gulf. The program begins with the opening of an exhibition of historical photographs taken in by the French Archaeological Mission in Qatar, and recently acquired by the QNL. A member of this mission, Dr. Claire Hardy-Guilbert, will deliver a lecture on Qatar s traditional architecture at the opening. This will be followed by a conference examining the Gulf s architectural identity and its wider cultural and economic history through the story of its traditional architecture from the 1700s to the 1960s. Scholars will discuss architectural projects, the varieties of vernacular buildings, the influence of pre-oil trade and migration flows between the Gulf and the wider world, the state of traditional Gulf architecture today, preservation practices and debates, and architecture s ongoing significance for national identity in the GCC states. These events form part of the QNL s Traditional Gulf Architecture Project, which seeks to create a digital archive of historical photographs, architectural maps and drawings, and publications relating to the region s architectural heritage.

3 The Traditional Gulf Architecture Conference is organized by the Qatar National Library in collaboration with Liverpool University s School of Architecture, Qatar University s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Ibrahim Jaidah, CEO and Chief Architect, Arab Engineering Bureau, Qatar. It is funded by the QNL with support from the Qatar National Research Fund. DELEGATES: Qatar National Library: 1. James Onley (Lead Convener) University of Liverpool, School of Architecture: 2. Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (Co-Convener; Sir James Stirling Chair in Architecture) 3. Giamila Quattrone 4. Haitham Al Abri Qatar University, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning: 5. Fodil Fadli (Co-Convener; Head of Department) 6. Shaibu Bala Garba 7. Djamel Boussaa 8. Salim Ferwati 9. Raffaello Furlan 10. Ibrahim Jaidah (Co-Convener; Arab Engineering Bureau, Qatar) Others: 11. Nader Ardalan (Harvard University) 12. Mohammed Ali Abel (Private Engineering Office, Government of Qatar) 13. Nadia Maqbool (23 Degrees North, Muscat, Oman) 14. Nikolaus Knebel (German University of Technology, Oman) 15. Robert Carter (UCL-Qatar) 16. Daniel Eddisford (Field Director, Origins of Doha Project, Durham University, UK) 17. Claire Hardy-Guilbert (CNRS, Universite Paris I, France) 18. Vincent Aïtzegagh (photographer, Paris, France) 19. Christophe Graz (HYDEA SpA, Firenze, Italy) 20. Ali A. Alraouf (Urban Planning Authority, MME, Government of Qatar) 21. Samia Rab Kirchner (Morgan State University, USA) 22. Mariam Al-Hamadi (Qatar University) 23. Rogaia Abusharaf (Georgetown University in Qatar) 24. Remah Gharib (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) 25. Harriet Nash (University of Exeter, UK) 26. Gizem Kahraman Aksoy (University of Exeter, UK)

4 DAY 1: April 22, 2018 (Sunday) SPECIAL EVENTS AREA, QNL 18:00 WELCOME TO TRADITIONAL GULF ARCHITECTURE WEEK 19:00 END Sohair Wastawy (Executive Director, QNL) OPENING OF QATARI ARCHITECTURE PHOTO EXHIBITION CHAIR: Stephane Ipert (Acting Director of Distinctive Collections, QNL) TALK: Qatar s Traditional Architecture Claire Hardy-Guilbert (CNRS, Universite Paris I) & Vincent Aïtzegagh (photographer) PROGRAM DAY 2: April 23, 2018 (Monday) SPECIAL EVENTS AREA, QNL 08:30 COFFEE / TEA 09:00 CONFERENCE WELCOME Sohair Wastawy (Executive Director, QNL) Abdellahi Hussein (Program Manager, SAH, QNRF) Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool) Fodil Fadli (Qatar University) 09:30 PANEL 1: The Traditional Gulf Architecture Project Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool) Ibrahim Jaidah (Arab Engineering Bureau, Doha) Nader Ardalan (Harvard University) Fodil Fadli (Qatar University) 10:30 COFFEE QNL RESTAURANT 11:00 PANEL 2: Major Research Projects (part 1) CHAIR: Fodil Fadli (Head, Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Qatar University) The Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia and the Maghreb (ArCHIAM), University of Liverpool Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool) Gulf Sustainable Urbanism Nader Ardalan (Harvard University) Recording the Vernacular Architecture of Doha (The Origins of Doha Project) Robert Carter (UCL-Qatar) and Daniel Eddisford (Durham University) 12:45 LUNCH BREAK / COFFEE QNL RESTAURANT 14:15 PANEL 3: Major Research Projects (part 2) CHAIR: Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (Chair, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool)

5 Digitizing Built Heritage; Towards the Use of HBIM in Qatar Fodil Fadli (Qatar University) HCK: A New Approach/Methodology for Geo-Referenced Onsite Surveys Christophe Graz (HYDEA SpA, Firenze, Italy) 15:30 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 PANEL 4: Building Types and Their Influences CHAIR: Ali A. Alraouf (Head of Research, Urban Planning Authority, MME, Government of Qatar) Qatari Architectural History and Material Culture Ibrahim Jaidah (Arab Engineering Bureau, Qatar) Identity of Architecture in the Gulf Mohammed Ali Abel (Private Engineering Office, Government of Qatar) Efficiency and Identity: The (Re-)Discovery of Passive Cooling Strategies in the New Architecture of the Gulf Region Nikolaus Knebel (German University of Technology, Oman) The Static and Dynamic Aspects of Qatari Architecture Salim Ferwati (Qatar University) 18:00 END DAY 3: April 24, 2018 (Tuesday) AUDITORIUM, QNL 09:00 COFFEE / TEA 09:30 PANEL 5: Connections, Exchanges and Influences CHAIR: Rogaia Abusharaf (Georgetown University in Qatar) Qatar, the Gulf and the Exchange of Religious Architectural Traditions Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool) History, Cultural Flow and Architectural Heritage in the Sultanate of Oman Shaibu Bala Garba (Qatar University) Between Trade and Tribalism: Oman s Distinctive History of Traditional Settlements and Architecture Haitham Al Abri (University of Liverpool, UK / Ibra College of Technology, Oman) 11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:30 PANEL 6: Interior Settlements and Architecture CHAIR: Samia Rab Kirchner (Morgan State University) The Traditional Liwan-Type House of the Sinaw Oasis, Oman Giamila Quattrone (University of Liverpool) The Aflaj of Oman: Community Structures and Uses Harriet Nash (University of Exeter, UK) 12:30 LUNCH BREAK / COFFEE AFTER

6 13:30 PANEL 7: Preservation of Traditional Architecture (part 1) CHAIR: Haitham Al Abri (University of Liverpool) Traditional Architecture and the Heritage Industry in the Gulf Mariam Al-Hamadi (Qatar University) Resilient Historic Centers in the Gulf: Cultural Heritage, Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Djamel Boussaa (Qatar University) The Souq Waqif Heritage Site in Doha: Spatial form and Liveability Raffaello Furlan (Qatar University) Gulf Architectural Heritage from Documentation to Rehabilitation: Contesting the Fake and the Authentic Ali A. Alraouf (Urban Planning Authority, MME, Government of Qatar) 15:30 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 PANEL 8: Preservation of Traditional Architecture (part 2) CHAIR: Giamila Quattrone (University of Liverpool) What is Authentic About Port Cities along the Arabian Coast of the Gulf? Questioning the Lens of Culture through Three Urban Regeneration Projects: The Pearl Trail of Bahrain, the Heart of Sharjah, and the Heart of Doha Samia Rab Kirchner (Morgan State University) Policies for the Preservation of Built Heritage in Islamic Contexts Remah Gharib (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) The Preservation of Traditional Architecture in Oman Nadia Maqbool (23 Degrees North, Muscat) Surviving Early Oil Era Domestic Architecture in Doha Gizem Kahraman Aksoy (University of Exeter) 18:00 END DAY 4: April 25, 2018 (Wednesday) AUDITORIUM, QNL 10:00 COFFEE / TEA 10:30 PANEL 9: The Traditional Gulf Architecture Project: Feedback and Discussion Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool) Ibrahim Jaidah (Arab Engineering Bureau, Doha) Nader Ardalan (Harvard University) Fodil Fadli (Qatar University) 12:30 END & LUNCH

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