Challenges of transformation built environment in Islamic countries

By:

Lari, Yasmeen

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Karachi; Pakistan Council Of architects; 1985Description: 274Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.760917671 LAR 23 9661

Summary: The work examines the dual challenges facing the built environment in Islamic and developing countries: cultural erosion and environmental unsustainability brought on by the adoption of Westernized, high-carbon building practices (Modernism and "starchitect" culture). Yasmeen Lari argues for a fundamental "transformation" away from these models toward a framework she terms the "Three D's":

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This work discusses the need for a decolonized, decarbonized, and democratized approach to architecture in Islamic and developing nations, focusing on the preservation of vernacular heritage and the use of low-cost, zero-carbon, indigenous materials (mud, lime, bamboo).

The work examines the dual challenges facing the built environment in Islamic and developing countries: cultural erosion and environmental unsustainability brought on by the adoption of Westernized, high-carbon building practices (Modernism and "starchitect" culture).

Yasmeen Lari argues for a fundamental "transformation" away from these models toward a framework she terms the "Three D's":

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