Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture
Author: Somers Clarke
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0486264858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides description and analysis of Egyptian building practices.
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Egyptian Architects
Author: Abdel-moniem El-Shorbagy
Publisher: BookRix
Published: 2019-12-29
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 3748724713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book evolved out of the examination of the works of selected Egyptian architects, whose architectural views and approaches have had an outstanding influence on the development of Egypt’s twentieth century architecture. It contains an analysis of their architectural background and education, and the influences that shaped their thoughts, architectural views, identities and passion for ideal forms. It also examines the influences of modern architectural movements as well as traditional architecture and cultural identity on their work within the context of Egypt’s cultural and intellectual history.
Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt
Author: Corinna Rossi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-04-15
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1107320518
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this fascinating study, architect and Egyptologist Corinna Rossi analyses the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt by exploring the use of numbers and geometrical figures in ancient architectural projects and buildings. While previous architectural studies have searched for abstract 'universal rules' to explain the history of Egyptian architecture, Rossi attempts to reconcile the different approaches of archaeologists, architects and historians of mathematics into a single coherent picture. Using a study of a specific group of monuments, the pyramids, and placing them in the context of their cultural and historical background, Rossi argues that theory and practice of construction must be considered as a continuum, not as two separated fields, in order to allow the original planning process of a building to re-emerge. Highly illustrated with plans, diagrams and figures, this book is essential reading for all scholars of Ancient Egypt and the architecture of ancient cultures.
The Monuments of Egypt
Author: Dieter Arnold
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 600 entries and 350 plans, diagrams and photographs and maps, this guide provides a comprehensive introduction to ancient Egyptian monuments that is an essential companion for every visitor to the ancient sites along the Nile.
Cairo Since 1900
Author: Mohamed Elshahed
Publisher:
Published: 2020-02-11
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 9789774168697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe city of a thousand minarets is also the city of eclectic modern constructions, turn-of-the-century revivalism and romanticism, concrete expressionism, and modernist design. Yet while much has been published on Cairo's ancient, medieval, and early-modern architectural heritage, the city's modern architecture has to date not received the attention it deserves. Cairo since 1900: An Architectural Guide is the first comprehensive architectural guide to the constructions that have shaped and continue to shape the Egyptian capital since the early twentieth century. From the sleek apartment tower for Inji Zada in Ghamra designed by Antoine Selim Nahas in 1937, to the city's many examples of experimental church architecture, and visible landmarks such as the Mugamma and Arab League buildings, Cairo is home to a rich store of modernist building styles. Arranged by geographical area, the guide includes entries for more than 220 buildings and sites of note, each entry consisting of concise, explanatory text describing the building and its significance accompanied by photographs, drawings, and maps. This pocket-sized volume is an ideal companion for the city's visitors and residents as well as an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Cairo's architecture and urban history.
Anaximander and the Architects
Author: Robert Hahn
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780791491546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnaximander and the Architects opens a previously unexplored avenue into Presocratic philosophy—the technology of monumental architecture. The evidence, coming directly from sixth century B.C.E. building sites and bypassing Aristotle, shows how the architects and their projects supplied their Ionian communities with a sprouting vision of natural order governed by structural laws. Their technological innovations and design techniques formed the core of an experimental science and promoted a rational, not mythopoetical, discourse central to our understanding of the context in which early Greek philosophy emerged. Anaximander's prose book and his rationalizing mentality are illuminated in surprising ways by appeal to the ongoing, extraordinary projects of the archaic architects and their practical techniques.
Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments
Author: Felix Arnold
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2022-09-27
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 1649032579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn authoritatively written overview of ancient Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historian The monuments of ancient Egypt have held scholars and tourists in their thrall for centuries. The sheer mass of the pyramids of Giza, the interaction of the temples at Deir al-Bahari with the natural environment, and the use of light in the hypostyle hall of Karnak all make these buildings world-class masterpieces of architecture, rivaling those of Greece and Rome. Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments presents an authoritative overview of Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historian with decades of fieldwork experience in Egypt and elsewhere. It focuses on fifteen selected masterpieces, from well-known structures such as the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur and the temple of Horus at Edfu to lesser-known monuments in Hierakonpolis, Abydos, Hawara, and Bubastis, each building representing an important stage in the development of Egyptian architecture and a different vision of what architecture should aspire to achieve. Using sixty reconstruction drawings and black-and-white photographs, Felix Arnold presents new insights into form, meaning, and the organization of space, providing a fresh perspective on ancient Egyptian culture and society.
Imhotep Today
Author: Jean-Marcel Humbert
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-16
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1315427001
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times. It traces the use of ancient Egyptian motifs and constructions across the world, from Australia, the Americas and Southern Africa to Western Europe. It also inquires into the cultural, economic and social contexts of this practice. Imhotep Today is exceptional not only in its global coverage, but in its analyses of thorny questions such as: what was it about Ancient Egypt that inspired such Egyptianizing monuments, and was it just one idea, or several different ones which formed the basis of such activities? The book also asks why only certain images, such as obelisks and sphinxes, were incorporated within the movement. The contributors explore how these 'monuments' fitted into the local architecture of the time and, in this context, they investigate whether 'Egyptianizing architecture' is an ongoing movement and, if so, how it differs from earlier, similar activities.
Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
Author: Giulio Magli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-07-22
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1107032083
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost of the "wonders" of our ancient past have come down to us unencumbered by written information. In particular, this is the case of the Great Pyramid of Giza and of many other ancient Egyptian monuments. However, there is no doubt as to the interest of their builders in the celestial cycles: the "cosmic order" was indeed the true basis of the pharaoh's power. This book takes the reader on a chronological journey through ancient Egypt to explore the relationship between astronomy, landscape, and power during the most flourishing periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Using the lens of archaeoastronomy, Giulio Magli reexamines the key monuments and turning points of Egyptian architecture and history, such as the solar deification of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, the Hatshepsut reign, and the Amarna revolution.
Egyptian Cultural Identity in the Architecture of Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 325)
Author: Youssri Ezzat Hussein Abdelwahed
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2015-02-06
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1784910651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume considers the relationship between architectural form and different layers of identity assertion in Roman Egypt. It stresses the sophistication of the concept of identity, and the complex yet close association between architecture and identity.
