Description

The craft of making doors, wooden parts, and their decorations in traditional architecture in Dubai – as a form of material heritage arts – has taken on special importance and a prominent and vital role in adapting buildings to the external atmosphere, and the people of Dubai have been able to adapt this craft with creativity and thought that calls for admiration and attention. It is an ancient art that performed essential functions in adapting the building to the external conditions and atmosphere, and satisfies the needs of the residents to a reasonable extent, and carries within it aesthetic artistic contents and foundations that stem from the sincerity of expression and the fruitful interaction of man with his land and environment with all the givens. This book comes to shed light on the doors, parts, and pieces.
Wooden work in traditional architecture in Dubai is considered a creative achievement and a great cultural legacy that was achieved on this land, and was developed by generations of craftsmen who took it upon themselves to advance this craft in accordance with various environmental, social, and religious conditions. It is this segment of craftsmen that the writer relied on in building his study. Through documented interviews, he learned from them the history of the carpentry craft and its origins, the types of wood used in carpentry, their features and sources, and the traditional methods that were followed in making doors and windows of various types. The researcher was also interested in studying the symbols and wooden inscriptions carried by these parts in terms of their sources and local names among the craftsmen, the engraving methods they used, and the parts that the craftsmen were interested in engraving.
About the Author
Born in Al-Ahsa in 1966 AD.
PhD researcher in interior architecture.
A researcher dedicated to study, research and fine art. Researcher in Islamic arts, decorations and inscriptions.
He participated in many local and international exhibitions, conferences and plastic arts events in drawing and photography.
He has a collection of studies, research and published articles concerned with the aesthetic and historical aspects of popular arts in the Arabian Gulf.
During the last ten years, the researcher completed a project to preserve and document the traditional carpentry craft in the Arabian Gulf, and the associated door-making and traditional wooden carvings in all regions of the Gulf.
He has a collection of books related to historical architecture and traditional inscriptions in the Arabian Gulf.
Books Author: Abdullah Al Wael Saeed
Number Of Pages: 262
Language: Arabic
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Books Category: History & Archaeology
Book Format: Paperback
Other Feature 1: Trim Size: 6.125×9.25
Books_ISBN: 9948844637
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021