FROM ALEXANDRIA TO ASWAN: ROLE OF THE COMITÉ DE CONSERVATION DES MONUMENTS DE L’ART ARABE IN THE PROVINCES

Fareed, Mohamed Waheed

doi:10.47436/jaars.2021.73005.1012

FROM ALEXANDRIA TO ASWAN: ROLE OF THE COMITÉ DE CONSERVATION DES MONUMENTS DE L’ART ARABE IN THE PROVINCES

Document Type : Specialized scientific research papers

Author

Mohamed Waheed Fareed

https://www.sha.edu.eg/

10.47436/jaars.2021.73005.1012

Abstract

Due to the massive scale of urbanization in the provinces of Egypt , the protection of architectural heritage is becoming more and more difficult and challenging , most restoration and conservation projects funded by international and governmental bodies consider cairo as their main priority while architectural heritage in several provinces of Egypt remains undocumented, unprotected or in the verge of being destroyed.
Throughout seventy years of operation , the Comite de Conservation des Monuments de I'Art Arabe had unprecedented impact on the architectural heritage of Egypt .Despite being halted in 1954 ,the comite interventions are still visible on Cairo's urban fabric , however little is known about the comite interventions in the other provinces of Egypt . This research paper aims to shed lights on the formation and evolution of the comite, approaches of interventions and their impact on the built environment particularly in the provinces .The paper will discuss the formation and the evolution of the comite and its interventions in the provinces. Through the analysis and the re-interpretation of their own annual published bulletins,
In order to take advantage from these approaches in future conservation projects .

Keywords

Main Subjects

Research in the fields of Architecture (Sustainable design, Urban planning, Modern Building, Conservation Restauration & Renovation, Housing, Integrated Urban Energy, Smart Cities, City Branding, Responsive Architecture)

References

5.1 Books:

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Published online in association with the Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSC) in the American University of Cairo.

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