Uae and the Gulf: Architecture and Urbanism Now (Paperback)

Editorial 05
Helen Castle

About the Guest Editors 06
George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell

Introduction: The Gulf Urbanisation 08
George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell

Museum Development in the Gulf: Narrative and Architecture 20
Sarina Wakefield

Cultural Exchange and Urban Appropriation: Space for Art in Sharjah’s Historical Centre 26
Mona El Mousfy and Sharmeen Syed

Design for the Future: Educational Institutions in the Gulf 38
Kevin Mitchell

A City for Education 46
Ameena Ahmadi

The Evolution of Tall Building in the Gulf 54: From the Sensational to the sensitive 54
Terri Meyer Boake

Drawing on Sand: Cities in the Making 72
Steven Velegrinis and George Katodrytis

Inexhaustible Ambition: Two Eras of Planning in Doha, Qatar 80
Kelly Hutzell, Rami el Samahy and Adam Himes

New Hearts for Two Gulf Cities 92
Varkki Pallathucheril

Future Flyovers: Duba in 1971 100
Todd Reisz

Urban and Architectural Sustainability in the Gulf 106
Robert Cooke

Fast Forwards: 10 Years of Sustainable Initiatives in the Gulf Region 114
Jeffrey Willis

Performative Urbanism: An Emerging Model of the Gulf 120
George Katodrytis

The Struggle for Integrity: Emerging Local Practices in the Gulf 128
George Katodrytis and Kevin Mitchell

Counterpoint

A Field of Possibilities: The Post-Oil Future and Bahrain 136
Noura al Sayeh

Contributors 142