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Evolution of the City | Aleppo
Urban Design group In collaboration with University of Dundee Cardiff University Habitat World Biennale Habitat Academy of Urbanism
Thursday 24 June 2021 - 17:00 to 18:30 pm (GMT)
The event is free of charge but registration is required using the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evolution-of-the-city-aleppo-tickets-154568481489
The first in a series of international events to develop our understand how towns and cities develop in response to environment, economy, politics and culture.Humans have lived in cities for millennia, and during that time many different forms of urban development, architecture, lifestyle, economy, governance and management have emerged, providing an astonishing diversity. Ideas have also been shared around the world, sometimes for good and sometimes for ill.
Aleppo: an ancient and modern city of the Eastern Mediterranean
Aleppo is one of the oldest cities in the world. Its urban origins go back as far as 6000 years. It has witnessed many different civilisations rise and fall, each one leaving their mark or influence, Amorite, Hittite, Phoenecian, Greek, Macedonian, Roman, Sassanian, Islamic, Ottoman, French, and finally 21st century corporate global. These influences can be seen in the morphology of Aleppo, and in the way it works today.
Chair :
Robert Huxford UDG Director
Speakers:
Dr. Husam AlWaer University of Dundee - THE EVOLUTION OF ALEPPO;
Dr. Magda Sibley Cardiff University - THE HISTORIC HAMMAMS OF ALEPPO;
Dr. Hala Asslan ICOMOS Syria, Cultural Heritage Specialist
- THE OLD SOUKS (MARKETS) OF ALEPPO.
For more information about the event visit:
https://www.udg.org.uk/events/2021/evolution-city-aleppo
A Century of Evolution in Architecture and Urbanism in the Arabian Peninsula
Thursday 16 September 2021 - 17:00 to 18:30
Urban Design Group in collaboration with University of Strathclyde and University of Dundee
This lecture addresses the evolution of architectural and urban traditions in the Gulf states. Structured in three components, it first interrogates the way in which geo-cultural politics may have instigated a contemporary discourse on architecture and the urban environment.
Chair
Dr Husam AlWaer UDG Exec University of Dundee
Speaker
Professor Ashraf M. Salama
Respondent
Professor Attilio Petruccioli ICOMOS / UNESCO expert Doctoral School Architettura e Costruzione, Draco, Università di Roma, La Sapienza
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