Architecture: Music, City, and Culture

dc.contributor.advisorNoonan, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorRiad, Mahmoud M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-06T06:36:26Z
dc.date.available2009-10-06T06:36:26Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractMany scholars have discussed the relationship between architecture and music. Design methodologies have been created to highlight this intersection, attempting to attain the sublime. While architecture theorists have used western music as a foundation, this thesis aims to investigate this relationship in a non-western setting. Music would be used as a cultural identifier, to unlock "hidden dimensions" shared in language, music, and architecture. The case study site is historic Cairo, between the Fatamid Walls. For the past two centuries, Cairo has abandoned its cultural heritage and embarked on a process of westernization. Those who seek to hold onto the city's identity are abusing traditional motifs in a manner that seems cliché and somewhat absurd. The thesis calls for a deeper understanding and evolution of Cairo's heritage, using concepts of the Arabic Melodic modes, Maqams, to create a place for listening, al Masmaa'.en_US
dc.format.extent12190864 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9640
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMusicen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledUrban and Regional Planningen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledArabic Musicen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCairoen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIslamic Architectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMaqamen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPhenomenologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRegionalismen_US
dc.titleArchitecture: Music, City, and Cultureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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