مختارات من عمارة العالم العربي 1914-2014 (ص 158)

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مختارات من عمارة العالم العربي 1914-2014 (ص 158)

المحتوى

On Documenting Architecture
If architecture is the language of civilization and a testimony
to the advancement of nations, then it is even more painful to
observe, and hard to explain, the general demise of the level of
architecture across the Arab World. Since the early times of
cultural enlightenment up to the golden years of the twentieth
century, our architectural production was vibrant and distinctive.
Today one looks at Cairo, Baghdad, Beirut and Manama with
much sorrow over the incessant destruction of our built heritage.
Buildings that have witnessed so many past decades pray to be
saved, while they retain the memory of the place.
Today, we participate for the third time in this important architectural
gathering in collaboration with the Arab Center for Architecture
in Beirut, and in company of Pr. George Arbid and Bernard Khoury.
With them, we seize this opportunity to archive and document
an important part of our shared Arab architectural legacy between
1914 and 2014 and we attempt through this survey to highlight
the importance of safeguarding and protecting our architectural
heritage, the tangible trace of our political and social history.
Let us not overlook that whoever forgets his past is unable to protect
his present or build his future. And in the end, there are no failed
countries; only countries whose sons have failed to love them.
Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
Minister of Culture
Kingdom of Bahrain

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مختارات من عمارة العالم العربي 1914-2014

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2014

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