Besim hakim biography of donald

Thus if we recycle the essence of the process, we can apply it to any typological system and achieve the high quality results associated with the traditional system. Yet in all these locations the underlying process and its mechanisms were similar, resulting in the same high quality and sophistication found elsewhere. In other words the process is flexible and dynamic and not tied to a specific typology.

During the mids I allocated time to uncover the rule system related to the built environment in the early centuries of the Byzantine era, so as to provide an intelligent basis for studying the built environment of Greece before independence in the early nineteenth century and other non-Islamic Mediterranean countries. The similarities and differences between the two cultures will sharpen our tools for constructing theory and for developing techniques for maintaining the cultural continuity of built environments, with lessons useful for other cultures.

After completing that work inI embarked on a three-year research project with Zubair Ahmed for uncovering the rules and construction processes that were predominant in Northern Nigeria during the 19th century see endnote The findings from that work demonstrated how versatile are the rules and processes for construction that were developed by the earlier cultures of the Near East and later by Islamic culture.

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Muslim scholars in Northern Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Sahara Africa based their work on sources from North Africa and on earlier sources from al-Andalus in the Iberian Peninsula. My presentation was transcribed and is available online. In a keynote address to the First International Conference on Heritage, Globalization and the Built Environment, held in Bahrain on DecemberI addressed the issues of ecology, sustainability and learning from tradition.

There the emphasis was on integrating the knowledge from science, particularly ecological principles, with principles derived from traditional urbanism practice and the policies that are needed for our cities to achieve sustainability.

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I intend to continue with these efforts and sharpen my findings to make them more and more suitable and applicable to current and future practice. My continued work as a consultant for various projects, especially those located in historic towns and heritage districts of cities, will help achieve those goals. Since he has researched and uncovered the underlying processes, codes, and management systems of traditional towns and cities located in the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea.

His book on Arabic-Islamic Cities and subsequent other studies, published from the early s onwards, have been influential on numerous studies undertaken in academia and professional practice. Concerning Private Buildings De aedificiis privatis. It was translated to Japanese and published in Tokyo in late A Farsi translation was published in Tehran inand an Arabic translation was published in Cairo in The book has had wide influence on recent research and related publications, and on numerous PhD dissertations.

Besim hakim biography of donald: Besim S. Hakim, architect

He resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he continues his scholarly research and his practice as a consultant in urban design and planning. MS Word Document. August Mediterranean Codes and Sociogenerative Design - Biourbanism. May 19, Accessed September 04,