Islamic ceramic ornamentation and process : proposals for a new aesthetic vocabulary in contemporary architectural embellishment within kuwait
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Fahad A. H. H. Alkandari
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
School of Art, Design & Performance, University of Central Lancashire, England
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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448p.
Other Physical Details
: ills (some in color), tab, chart.
GENERAL NOTES
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Code E.Dissertation: 128
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مدخل: کاشیکاری
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مدخل: معماری، بررسی هنر معماری در عالم اسلام
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D
Discipline of degree
Art, Design & Performance
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This research project discussing the erosion of Islamic identity within contemporary architecture in the Gulf States and in particularly Kuwait, as well as the ensuing decline in the use of ceramics as a defining embellishment material. The research compares the aesthetics of traditional and contemporary Islamic architectural design, whilst also examining the reasons behind this erosion in traditional design style. The diminishing identity of Islamic visual culture is investigated by combining studies in the fields of art, aesthetics, design, architecture, and the social sciences, in order to understand the nature of the research problem.