Bouzid BOUDIAF graduated in architecture from the Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme d’Alger ( E.P.A.U.), in 1984 with first class honors. After one year in professional practice in the headquarter of housing in Algiers, he accepted a post - graduate research grant from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research that enabled him to study at Heriot - Watt University, Edinburgh. He has a degree of master of science in urban - design and a Ph.D in Architectural Design from the University of Wolverhampton. He was the course director at the E.P.A.U. In 1996, he was designated by the ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to coordinate the pedagogical programs of technology and architecture. He taught at the I.T.T.P.B ( Institute of Technology in Civic Public Buildings) and was a visiting Associate Professor at the Institute of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sciences and Technology ( U.S.T.H.B.), Bab- Ezzouar. He is an associate researcher at the laboratory of town planning( LGAT: Laboratory of Geography and Town Planning) at the U.S.T.H.B. He published more than forty papers and chapters’ books dealing particularly with architectural training, housing, and heritage and urban - design. In 2005, he joined Ajman University of Science and Technology as an assistant Professor in Architecture and Urban Design. He is also a member of editing board of some architectural magazines.He published many books and his last book is: Towards a responsive environment. Phone: +971 503072009
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. The United Arab Emirates are not an exception; this growth has affected many cities such as Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This abnormal growth is mainly caused by urban expansion that destabilizes the balance between natural resources and the morphological characteristics of each region. Today typical sprawling housing developments, shopping centers, highways and other developments emerged from design principles that did not originate from any sense of the environmental context or to humankind's relation to it. The main objective of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the issue of urban sprawl that affects cities in the U.A.E; this is achieved through an examination of case studies of Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The study shows that land availability, socio-economic factors and weak planning were the
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. Th...
International journal of environmental and science education, 2019
MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban r... more MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban regeneration operations. This policy was advocated as principal characteristics of contemporary urban trends. Most of the literature focalized on the relationship between MLU and other factors such as transport, health and other social aspects. However, the study of relationship between MLU and LUC seems to be completely ignored even such studies are scarce when talking about Algerian cities. Hence, this paper is a part of a study where one of the main objectives is to explain the relationship between MLU and LUC and by using Algiers’ bay as a case study. This paper is structured in three sections. The first section deals with the review of the development of mixture through the available literature. The second section is related to the assessment of the MLU and its compatibility, this assessment is done by using Algiers Bay as a case study. The last section consists of evaluating the rel...
The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many quest... more The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many questions. What is the nature of the project? How does the nature of the project involve knowledge of certain kinds? What are the sources of this knowledge (local, regional or international, abstract or real)? This Conference gives us an opportunity to discuss these issues through the case of the department of architectural engineering at Ajman University of Science and Technology, not only in terms of a structure for the formation of architects but to identify the department from the doctrinal point of view. These questions will be treated by looking at, on the one hand the structure of the department, and on the other hand by analysing the different projects developed in the Studio of architecture (Architectural Design II: 55 students, Architectural Design IV: 60 Students, Architectural Design VI: 45 students, Urban Design : 35 students and Graduation : 35 students). Hence of the fact that the structure of the environment has a direct impact on the behaviour of the users, one notice that the majority of operations planned distinguishes themselves by their demarcations and differences with regard to the immediate environment. The same remark is observed in projects developed in the department of architecture, in the sense that most of the projects are referred to the projects and buildings published in the different magazines of architecture. The question of regional style or international style in Architecture will be discussed trough the development of the project of architecture as a pedagogical exercise. This question will lead us to see the relation between design knowledge and other sources of knowledge. This paper is an analysis of these different questions, and it is from them that we will explore, on the one hand, the stylistic preferences in the development of the projects of architecture at the department, and on the other hand the role of self-criticism, the immediate environment and the history of the architecture in the process and development of the architectural project. The reason for the choice of the U.A.E as a case Study: Changes that have taken place in The U.A.E. have been drastic. The sudden increase in urban population resulted in fracturing of tradition. For almost one decade, more than 80% of the population consists of town dwellers and in the 2030, the urban population in the U.A.E. will be around 96%. Development of contemporary buildings and institutions coupled with rapid urbanization led to the metamorphosis of the socio physical environment. This metamorphose is be characterized by a growing insensitivity to cultural values, and their typological and morphological manifestations. These changes give rise to a process of urbanization that is far from uniform. Unequal distribution of wealth among the different Emirates led to the concentration on the local development which has a great impact on the coordination at the regional level. The conurbation of Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman illustrates the autonomous and continuous urban developments in the Emirates. Major Urban Designs in the Emirates over the past thirty years can be classified into two groups. The first one advocating that the rapid transference of ideas through literature, journals and international movement of professionals, students and the boom of the NTIC (New Technologies of Information and Communication). In addition, colonizers have imposed their city values particularly on the street patterns, landscape and typology of the villas.
Traditional Architecture Is That Built Environment Determined Mainly By The Interaction Of The Ec... more Traditional Architecture Is That Built Environment Determined Mainly By The Interaction Of The Ecological And Cultural Constraints. Nowadays, The Reinterpretation Of Our Heritage Leads To The Development Of The Advanced Building Technology As Means To Overcome The Climatic And Cultural Constraints. In These Last Fifty Years And Mainly Since The Metamorphosis Of The Urban Development, Whether In Terms Of Culture And Densification, Was Done With An Unexpected Rapidity And With The Objective To Reflect Their Westernization On The Detriment Of The Use And Traditions Of The Historical And Urban
Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be ... more Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be an effective tool for the decision-makers by highlighting the different physical and socio-economic potentialities and impacts of each district or sector, or even city. However, the ability of existing assessment tools to achieve such objectives is limited, and reduces the reliability of the results and sometimes prevents the realization of sustainable environment. This paper studies the urban performance and sustainable environment in Ajman, UAE. In U.A.E, there is an increased recognition of the need for sustainable environment and the development of assessment tools has begun. The methodology used in this paper consists of defining the indexes of the urban performance at the city level, then by looking at the different districts in Ajman, determining and evaluating each index through the categories for each index and through the attributes that constitute each category. The analysis o...
This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space... more This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space and the cultural aspects expressing the identity of the place. The importance of the public spaces in the communication of identity might be seen as one aspect of the area of research into the meaning of the urban space and its relationship to the physical form of housing in the U.A.E. It is assumed that the physical form of the urban space mediates and structures gender relations. This will be illuminated by elements of the urban development and particularly of the urban activities, and an explanation of its relationship to changing ideologies and architectural norms. Typically, the urban and public places symbolize accepted notions of the appropriate function of the gathering spaces and preferred public relations, such notions are in themselves profoundly important in structuring gender relations. The city of today differs from its past in several respects: size and scale, street layout, land use patterns, architectural style and type of housing. Traditional urban form and building which would have provided information about regional and national identity have been largely replaced by forms characterizing the international and universal buildings and spaces. These changes have altered the city's form and have given rise to questions about the impact of these changes on the image of the city in terms of size and cultural values.
Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be ... more Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be an effective tool for the decision makers by highlighting the different physical and socio-economic potentialities and impacts of each district or sector, or even city. However, the ability of existing assessment tools to achieve such objectives is limited, and reduces the reliability of the results and sometimes prevents the realization of sustainable environment. In U.A.E, there is an increased recognition of the need for sustainable environment and the development of assessment tools has begun. The methodology used in this paper consists of defining the indexes of the urban performance at the city level, then by looking at the different districts in Ajman, determining and evaluating each index through the categories for each index and through the attributes that constitute each category. The analysis of these attributes lead us to establish a framework for the assessment of the urban ...
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. Th...
The early E⩽511 keV gamma-ray emission from novae depends critically on the F18(p,α)O15 reaction.... more The early E⩽511 keV gamma-ray emission from novae depends critically on the F18(p,α)O15 reaction. Unfortunately the reaction rate of the F18(p,α)O15 reaction is still largely uncertain due to the unknown strengths of low-lying proton resonances near the F18+p threshold which play an important role in the nova temperature regime. We report here our last results concerning the study of the d(F18,p)F19(α)N15
WIT Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN: 1743-3509), pp. 53-64 , 2020
The rapid urban growth in the U.A.E. is phenomenal and the orientation of the urban development w... more The rapid urban growth in the U.A.E. is phenomenal and the orientation of the urban development was focalized on the modernization of the towns and cities. This development was done on detriment of the historical areas and leading to their socio-cultural metamorphosis. The historical area of Oum Al Quawinn is a case study illustrating the challenges of its future. The objectives of the research are: • Preserve the essential characteristics of the historical area while injecting the desired new functional elements compatible with the traditional city structure. • Improve living standards in the historical area, especially with regard to infrastructure; sanitation and social facilities, providing a level of comfort equivalent to that of modern cities, but without destroying the traditional character of the area. The paper is structured in three main parts; the first one is more descriptive than analytic and deals with the chronological development of the city. The second part, based on the SWOT's approach and on the analysis of similar cases in the region, presents the analysis of one zone of the historical area with different scenarios for the revitalization of the zone taken as a pilot project.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL & SCIENCE EDUCATION , 2019
MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban r... more MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban regeneration operations. This policy was advocated as principal characteristics of contemporary urban trends. Most of the literature focalized on the relationship between MLU and other factors such as transport, health and other social aspects. However, the study of relationship between MLU and LUC seems to be completely ignored even such studies are scarce when talking about Algerian cities. Hence, this paper is a part of a study where one of the main objectives is to explain the relationship between MLU and LUC and by using Algiers' bay as a case study. This paper is structured in three sections. The first section deals with the review of the development of mixture through the available literature. The second section is related to the assessment of the MLU and its compatibility, this assessment is done by using Algiers Bay as a case study. The last section consists of evaluating the relationship between those two factors by using Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient. This study leads us to confirm that there is a direct relationship between MLU and LUC. However, it is important to mention that MLU may have a negative impact on land use compatibility, so, the challenge for the planners is to find the balance between MLU and LUC. Moreover, it is imperative to integrate LUC as a variable in measuring MLU.
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. The United Arab Emirates are not an exception; this growth has affected many cities such as Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This abnormal growth is mainly caused by urban expansion that destabilizes the balance between natural resources and the morphological characteristics of each region. Today typical sprawling housing developments, shopping centers, highways and other developments emerged from design principles that did not originate from any sense of the environmental context or to humankind's relation to it. The main objective of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the issue of urban sprawl that affects cities in the U.A.E; this is achieved through an examination of case studies of Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The study shows that land availability, socio-economic factors and weak planning were the
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. Th...
International journal of environmental and science education, 2019
MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban r... more MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban regeneration operations. This policy was advocated as principal characteristics of contemporary urban trends. Most of the literature focalized on the relationship between MLU and other factors such as transport, health and other social aspects. However, the study of relationship between MLU and LUC seems to be completely ignored even such studies are scarce when talking about Algerian cities. Hence, this paper is a part of a study where one of the main objectives is to explain the relationship between MLU and LUC and by using Algiers’ bay as a case study. This paper is structured in three sections. The first section deals with the review of the development of mixture through the available literature. The second section is related to the assessment of the MLU and its compatibility, this assessment is done by using Algiers Bay as a case study. The last section consists of evaluating the rel...
The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many quest... more The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many questions. What is the nature of the project? How does the nature of the project involve knowledge of certain kinds? What are the sources of this knowledge (local, regional or international, abstract or real)? This Conference gives us an opportunity to discuss these issues through the case of the department of architectural engineering at Ajman University of Science and Technology, not only in terms of a structure for the formation of architects but to identify the department from the doctrinal point of view. These questions will be treated by looking at, on the one hand the structure of the department, and on the other hand by analysing the different projects developed in the Studio of architecture (Architectural Design II: 55 students, Architectural Design IV: 60 Students, Architectural Design VI: 45 students, Urban Design : 35 students and Graduation : 35 students). Hence of the fact that the structure of the environment has a direct impact on the behaviour of the users, one notice that the majority of operations planned distinguishes themselves by their demarcations and differences with regard to the immediate environment. The same remark is observed in projects developed in the department of architecture, in the sense that most of the projects are referred to the projects and buildings published in the different magazines of architecture. The question of regional style or international style in Architecture will be discussed trough the development of the project of architecture as a pedagogical exercise. This question will lead us to see the relation between design knowledge and other sources of knowledge. This paper is an analysis of these different questions, and it is from them that we will explore, on the one hand, the stylistic preferences in the development of the projects of architecture at the department, and on the other hand the role of self-criticism, the immediate environment and the history of the architecture in the process and development of the architectural project. The reason for the choice of the U.A.E as a case Study: Changes that have taken place in The U.A.E. have been drastic. The sudden increase in urban population resulted in fracturing of tradition. For almost one decade, more than 80% of the population consists of town dwellers and in the 2030, the urban population in the U.A.E. will be around 96%. Development of contemporary buildings and institutions coupled with rapid urbanization led to the metamorphosis of the socio physical environment. This metamorphose is be characterized by a growing insensitivity to cultural values, and their typological and morphological manifestations. These changes give rise to a process of urbanization that is far from uniform. Unequal distribution of wealth among the different Emirates led to the concentration on the local development which has a great impact on the coordination at the regional level. The conurbation of Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman illustrates the autonomous and continuous urban developments in the Emirates. Major Urban Designs in the Emirates over the past thirty years can be classified into two groups. The first one advocating that the rapid transference of ideas through literature, journals and international movement of professionals, students and the boom of the NTIC (New Technologies of Information and Communication). In addition, colonizers have imposed their city values particularly on the street patterns, landscape and typology of the villas.
Traditional Architecture Is That Built Environment Determined Mainly By The Interaction Of The Ec... more Traditional Architecture Is That Built Environment Determined Mainly By The Interaction Of The Ecological And Cultural Constraints. Nowadays, The Reinterpretation Of Our Heritage Leads To The Development Of The Advanced Building Technology As Means To Overcome The Climatic And Cultural Constraints. In These Last Fifty Years And Mainly Since The Metamorphosis Of The Urban Development, Whether In Terms Of Culture And Densification, Was Done With An Unexpected Rapidity And With The Objective To Reflect Their Westernization On The Detriment Of The Use And Traditions Of The Historical And Urban
Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be ... more Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be an effective tool for the decision-makers by highlighting the different physical and socio-economic potentialities and impacts of each district or sector, or even city. However, the ability of existing assessment tools to achieve such objectives is limited, and reduces the reliability of the results and sometimes prevents the realization of sustainable environment. This paper studies the urban performance and sustainable environment in Ajman, UAE. In U.A.E, there is an increased recognition of the need for sustainable environment and the development of assessment tools has begun. The methodology used in this paper consists of defining the indexes of the urban performance at the city level, then by looking at the different districts in Ajman, determining and evaluating each index through the categories for each index and through the attributes that constitute each category. The analysis o...
This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space... more This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space and the cultural aspects expressing the identity of the place. The importance of the public spaces in the communication of identity might be seen as one aspect of the area of research into the meaning of the urban space and its relationship to the physical form of housing in the U.A.E. It is assumed that the physical form of the urban space mediates and structures gender relations. This will be illuminated by elements of the urban development and particularly of the urban activities, and an explanation of its relationship to changing ideologies and architectural norms. Typically, the urban and public places symbolize accepted notions of the appropriate function of the gathering spaces and preferred public relations, such notions are in themselves profoundly important in structuring gender relations. The city of today differs from its past in several respects: size and scale, street layout, land use patterns, architectural style and type of housing. Traditional urban form and building which would have provided information about regional and national identity have been largely replaced by forms characterizing the international and universal buildings and spaces. These changes have altered the city's form and have given rise to questions about the impact of these changes on the image of the city in terms of size and cultural values.
Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be ... more Urban Performance is an assessment tool that can achieve a Sustainable Environment, as it can be an effective tool for the decision makers by highlighting the different physical and socio-economic potentialities and impacts of each district or sector, or even city. However, the ability of existing assessment tools to achieve such objectives is limited, and reduces the reliability of the results and sometimes prevents the realization of sustainable environment. In U.A.E, there is an increased recognition of the need for sustainable environment and the development of assessment tools has begun. The methodology used in this paper consists of defining the indexes of the urban performance at the city level, then by looking at the different districts in Ajman, determining and evaluating each index through the categories for each index and through the attributes that constitute each category. The analysis of these attributes lead us to establish a framework for the assessment of the urban ...
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the worl... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), 90 percent of this increase will be experienced in urban agglomerations. In 1990, just 15 percent of the world's people were urban, today the figure is closer to 50 percent and by 2025 it is likely to be at least 60 percent. In the UAE, the population has nearly quadrupled over the past 25 years, from around 1.04 million at the beginning of 1980 to nearly 4.041 million at the end of 2003. Cities in the gulf are expanding at an unprecedented speed, In GCC countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain; "new cities" such as: King Abdullah the Economic City in Saudi Arabia, the Silk City project in Kuwait, the Financial Harbor in the capital Manama Bahrain are flourishing at an explosive rate. Th...
The early E⩽511 keV gamma-ray emission from novae depends critically on the F18(p,α)O15 reaction.... more The early E⩽511 keV gamma-ray emission from novae depends critically on the F18(p,α)O15 reaction. Unfortunately the reaction rate of the F18(p,α)O15 reaction is still largely uncertain due to the unknown strengths of low-lying proton resonances near the F18+p threshold which play an important role in the nova temperature regime. We report here our last results concerning the study of the d(F18,p)F19(α)N15
WIT Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN: 1743-3509), pp. 53-64 , 2020
The rapid urban growth in the U.A.E. is phenomenal and the orientation of the urban development w... more The rapid urban growth in the U.A.E. is phenomenal and the orientation of the urban development was focalized on the modernization of the towns and cities. This development was done on detriment of the historical areas and leading to their socio-cultural metamorphosis. The historical area of Oum Al Quawinn is a case study illustrating the challenges of its future. The objectives of the research are: • Preserve the essential characteristics of the historical area while injecting the desired new functional elements compatible with the traditional city structure. • Improve living standards in the historical area, especially with regard to infrastructure; sanitation and social facilities, providing a level of comfort equivalent to that of modern cities, but without destroying the traditional character of the area. The paper is structured in three main parts; the first one is more descriptive than analytic and deals with the chronological development of the city. The second part, based on the SWOT's approach and on the analysis of similar cases in the region, presents the analysis of one zone of the historical area with different scenarios for the revitalization of the zone taken as a pilot project.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL & SCIENCE EDUCATION , 2019
MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban r... more MLU is considered as one of the main component leading to a successful urban planning and urban regeneration operations. This policy was advocated as principal characteristics of contemporary urban trends. Most of the literature focalized on the relationship between MLU and other factors such as transport, health and other social aspects. However, the study of relationship between MLU and LUC seems to be completely ignored even such studies are scarce when talking about Algerian cities. Hence, this paper is a part of a study where one of the main objectives is to explain the relationship between MLU and LUC and by using Algiers' bay as a case study. This paper is structured in three sections. The first section deals with the review of the development of mixture through the available literature. The second section is related to the assessment of the MLU and its compatibility, this assessment is done by using Algiers Bay as a case study. The last section consists of evaluating the relationship between those two factors by using Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient. This study leads us to confirm that there is a direct relationship between MLU and LUC. However, it is important to mention that MLU may have a negative impact on land use compatibility, so, the challenge for the planners is to find the balance between MLU and LUC. Moreover, it is imperative to integrate LUC as a variable in measuring MLU.
This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space... more This paper explores the relationship between the tangible objects reflecting the use of the space and the cultural aspects expressing the identity of the place. The importance of the public spaces in the communication of identity might be seen as one aspect of the area of research into the meaning of the urban space and its relationship to the physical form of housing in the U.A.E. It is assumed that the physical form of the urban space mediates and structures gender relations. This will be illuminated by elements of the urban development and particularly of the urban activities, and an explanation of its relationship to changing ideologies and architectural norms. Typically, the urban and public places symbolize accepted notions of the appropriate function of the gathering spaces and preferred public relations, such notions are in themselves profoundly important in structuring gender relations. The city of today differs from its past in several respects: size and scale, street layout, land use patterns, architectural style and type of housing. Traditional urban form and building which would have provided information about regional and national identity have been largely replaced by forms characterizing the international and universal buildings and spaces. These changes have altered the city's form and have given rise to questions about the impact of these changes on the image of the city in terms of size and cultural values.
European International Journal of Science and Technology, 2015
As every city has its own characteristics and originality. Historic city centers are rich sources... more As every city has its own characteristics and originality. Historic city centers are rich sources of information about meaning because people utilize the public spaces on a daily basis and, therefore, have an intimate knowledge of these centers rooted in experience, memory, and emotion. As time passes, meanings for the city center will undoubtedly change, fluctuating with cultural, economic, and social changes. However, drastic alterations to a setting can significantly or even traumatically impact a place forever. One type of event that has the capacity to influence place meaning is the tourist event (e.g., Olympics games, World Cup, Festival of Dramatic Arts, Festival of Carthage , …etc.). For this purpose, under the city-scale of some cities in U.A.E., some old and new focal points will be presented and planning influences in changing and reshaping the city. Under the light of impact of tourism will be examined under the coverage of a sustainable culture. Key Words: Tourism Culture Architecture Planning.
Civilisation is the advanced social development that is believed to owe its origin to human inter... more Civilisation is the advanced social development that is believed to owe its origin to human interaction in cities. The first decade of this Century was marked by deep economic and political changes provoking some irreversible transformations in the socio cultural organization and the physical structure. These changes can be explained by the failure of the economic models on which were worked out the different policies of development and principles of growth and management. The city might be seen as a coin with double faces: it is a space of opportunities, culture and challenges; it is also a space of the anonymous and precarious life. So cities do not always have a civilising effect. In the 1960's, there was an unprecedented rural immigration towards the cities located particularly in the North of the country. These cities went through very deep socio-physical metamorphoses. This paper examines these metamorphoses and the occurrence of unsecure spaces in terms of street robbery and residential burglary, perception of security and streets segments attributes such as connectivity, length, street lighting, appearance, escape routes, residences visual and physical barriers, visual and physical connections between residences and the public open space, land use and type of housing unit.
International Journal of Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences., 2018
Traditional Architecture is that built environment determined mainly by the interaction of the Ec... more Traditional Architecture is that built environment determined mainly by the interaction of the Ecological and Cultural constraints. Nowadays, the reinterpretation of our Heritage leads to the development of the Advanced Building Technology as means to overcome the climatic and cultural constraints. In these last fifty years and mainly since the metamorphosis of the urban development, whether in terms of culture and densification, was done with an unexpected rapidity and with the objective to reflect their Westernization on the detriment of the use and traditions of the historical and urban area. While attention was on the rapid growth and development, cultural heritage was under threat as the built environment was seen as a reflection of a TIME rather than of a PLACE, and from the architectural point of view the focus was mainly on how it looks rather than how it works. The new typologies of the Post-modern buildings whether in terms of scale or technology in most cities of the G.C.C. are characterized by their insensitivity to cultural norms and associated typologies and urban morphology. However, recent and contemporary buildings are developed with reference to the pre-existing matrix and its generative values. The paper discusses the use of the ecological and cultural issues in the development and production of the contemporary urban space in the G.C.C. The method used for the exploration is after selecting some major civil public buildings in different cities of the G.C.C., we proceed to their analysis and we discuss the correlation existing between historic and contemporary buildings and urban areas. By way of conclusion, it is argued that the acceptable meaning of post-modern urban space has been to imply the role of cultural environment in shaping social relations, the modes of thought, norms and the total range of customary, which influences people's adaptation. Therefore, patterns of growth, town morphology, in short urban phenomenon, evolved characteristics from the interaction between ecology, culture and cognitive structure.
The city is a cultural phenomenon in its own right and tells its past, transfers together its mem... more The city is a cultural phenomenon in its own right and tells its past, transfers together its memory. Historic buildings are the physical manifestation of memory that makes places significant. The city contains visions of previous generations side by side with an urban and cultural life in a state of constant change and urban development must be combined with the protection of cultural heritage. Preserving cultural and natural heritage , to bring it within reach of all, making cultures and civilizations better known, improving daily living conditions and reducing poverty is what gives meaning to the sustainability of tourism development. Tourism must remain a tool and in no wise a goal in itself, it must be developed with a view to sustainability. This paper addresses the livability and functionality of historic city centers, under the conditions of global change analyzing the influence of tourism development in terms of commercial activities, advertisement and traffic signage in the appearance of historical streetscapes. In many cases, the commercial city center coincides with the historic core, and the challenge of the local authority is to combine commercial activities with the preservation of traditional and historic buildings and public spaces. As part of the historic context of many countries, historic city centers have been through a process of metamorphoses, which involves the satisfaction of new social and commercial needs. This transformation usually involves updating the infrastructure and the historic buildings to accommodate commercial activities, and the insertion of contemporary architecture in existing streetscapes. This is a common process and there is nothing wrong with that; problems begin when historic buildings and places are harmed by this global change. This paper draws on three empirical case studies (Ajman, Sharjah and Dubai) to examine questions tourism development with the introduction of some commercial activities, signage control, and their repercussions on the preservation of historic heritage in terms of build environment considered as regionalist production, and user preference and satisfaction with historic city centers. The objective is to inform those factors that need to be taken into account in the use of the tourism development as a source for the revitalization of the historical and archeological sites. The approach to achieve the objectives is based on two methodologies: • Deductive: A theoretical investigation based on the properties of the historic city center structure, definitions, principles of design, and the dilemma of achieving planning and preservation as much cultural tourism for the tourism development as technical for the physical preservation of the traditional environment. This combines information from literature reviews and the ideas of key figures in the urban conservation field and the place-identity, social identity and identity process as theories for cultural models of the city. • Inductive: The case studies as examples of historical settlements that have undergone much change processes. The study looks to elicit the images of the historical center to support the theoretical propositions of surface and deep structural city elements. The conclusion to this part is based on an analysis of the case study. The research concludes that heritage is a constituent of the cultural tradition, and an important part of societal and community well-being. This comprehensive vision merges both tangible and intangible dimensions; architectural and historical values. There are several ways of defining the importance of preserving heritage.
Most of the Arab countries and particularly; the Gulf countries have been through an extraordinar... more Most of the Arab countries and particularly; the Gulf countries have been through an extraordinary and an unexpected urban development. This urban development was done on the detriment of the old cities and towns to such an extent that it was threatening the urban heritage of some cities, even more the identity of the community. The city is a cultural phenomenon in its own right and tells its past, transfers together its memory. Historic buildings are the physical manifestation of memory that makes places significant. The city contains visions of previous generations side by side with an urban and cultural life in a state of constant change and urban development must be combined with the protection of cultural heritage. Preserving cultural and natural heritage , to bring it within reach of all, making cultures and civilizations better known, improving daily living conditions and reducing poverty is what gives meaning to the sustainability of tourism development. Tourism must remain a tool and in no way a goal in itself, it must be developed with a view to sustainability. Historic city centers have been through a process of metamorphoses. This transformation usually involves updating the infrastructure and the historic buildings to accommodate commercial activities, and the insertion of contemporary architecture in existing streetscapes. This is a common process and there is nothing wrong with that; problems begin when historic buildings and places are harmed by this global change. Through some empirical cases, this paper examines questions of tourism development with the introduction of some commercial activities, signage control, and their repercussions on the preservation of historic heritage in terms of build environment, and user preference and satisfaction with historic city centers. The objective is to inform those factors that need to be taken into account in the use of the tourism development as a source for the revitalization of the historical sites. The research concludes that heritage is a constituent of the cultural tradition, and an important part of societal and community well-being. This comprehensive vision merges both tangible and intangible dimensions; architectural and historical values.
Architectural Design between teaching and research, 2011
The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many quest... more The development of an architectural project requires a specific knowledge and involves many questions. What is the nature of the project?. How does the nature of the project involve knowledge of certain kinds?. What are the sources of this knowledge (local, regional or international, abstract or real)?. This Conference gives us an opportunity to discuss these issues through the case of the department of architectural engineering at Ajman University of Science and Technology, not only in terms of a structure for the formation of architects but to identify the department from the doctrinal point of view. These questions will be treated by looking at, on the one hand the structure of the department, and on the other hand by analysing the different projects developed in the Studio of architecture (Fourth year and Graduation Projects). Hence of the fact that the structure of the environment has a direct impact on the behaviour of the users, one notices that the majority of operations planned distinguishes themselves by their demarcations and differences with regard to the immediate environment. The same remark is observed in projects developed in the department of architecture, in the sense that most of the projects are referred to the projects and buildings published in the different magazines of architecture. The question of regional style or international style in Architecture will be discussed trough the development of the project of architecture as a pedagogical exercise. This question will lead us to see the relation between design knowledge and other sources of knowledge. This paper is an analysis of these different questions, and it is from them that we will explore, on the one hand, the stylistic preferences in the development of the projects of architecture at the department, and on the other hand the role of self-criticism, the immediate environment and the history of the architecture in the process and development of the architectural project.
The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World p... more The twentieth-century can be called the 'era of urbanization' in most parts of the world. World population, currently about 5.3 billion, is expected to at least double during the present century.
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For this purpose, under the city-scale of some cities in U.A.E., some old and new focal points will be presented and planning influences in changing and reshaping the city. Under the light of impact of tourism will be examined under the coverage of a sustainable culture.
Key Words: Tourism Culture Architecture Planning.