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A great deal of technological changes took place in the last two decades, such as computer sciences and applications, which guaranteed the absolute domination of Digital technologies above all; this was the beginning of so called digital revolution. Since architecture is very much connected to the community, its individuals and activities, there was a strong connection between contemporary architecture and Digital revolution;, since the architectural innovation has become integrally connected between human creativity and artificial intelligence, which represented in tangible and intangible, and between realist and virtual. Considering architectural innovation and creation processes as represented in architectural design stages, they are considered the base point of professional interest of architects. This means that architectural design has a special significance as they represent the direct product of architectural innovation and creation process, and that is why the architects are paying attention to involve the available cutting edge technologies for the interest of architecture, through the development of architectural innovation and creation process and the use of digital technology and its applications for the interest of the innovation process; that is why it was necessary to study the technological effects of the digital revolution and its applications in fields with relation with architecture, and the reflection of all that on the contemporary architectural thinking, and the new architectural innovation and creation it represents, and this is the field of this study

This presentation introduces the philosophy and process of the conservation of the architectural heritage, by defining the concept and meaning of heritage. As well as its different types, whether natural heritage, cultural heritage, industrial heritage or others, and a review of the history of architectural conservation from the eighteenth century until the twentieth century. And the opinions and orientations of the most important theorists in this regard, such as Viollet- le- Duc, John Ruskin and others, with their varying opinions and trends in that.

The Arab Architectural and Urban Heritage ... Challenge and Response
A reading in the reality of Arab heritage in the UNESCO World Heritage List

Get back to the beginning Architect Ahmed Al-Jowder aroused grief with his two articles published in the beginning of the year 2022 in the “Cultural Bahrain” "Al- Bahrain Al-thaqafia" magazine on “architectural identity and cultural vitality”, and his valuable analysis through them of the urban fabric of the Jordanian city of Salt, and the Bahraini city of Muharraq, which are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, by shedding light through a look at A brief overview of our Arab heritage recorded in this list. These concerns come from the reality that the Arab architectural and urban heritage is witnessing from multiple and overlapping problems, which ultimately led to what our current situation has become in terms of the limited number of Arab heritage sites registered in that prestigious international list. Which is what this article discusses

عْوٌد َ على بدء؛ فقد أثار المعماري أحمد الجودر الشجن بمقالتيه المنشورتين مطلع العام 2022م بمجلة "البحرين الثقافية" حول "الهوية المعمارية والحيوية الثقافية"، وتحليله القيم من خلالهما للنسيج العمراني لمدينة السلط الأردنية، ومدينة المحرق البحرينية المدرجتين على قائمة التراث العالمي لليونسكو، وذلك بإلقائه الضوء من خلال نظرة عامة موجزة على تراثنا العربي المسجل بتلك القائمة. وتأتي هذه الشجون من ذلك الواقع الذي يشهده ذلك التراث المعماري والعمراني العربي من مشكلات متعددة ومتداخلة، أدت في النهاية إلى ما صار عليه وضعنا الحالي من محدودية عدد المواقع العربية التراثية المسجلة بتلك القائمة الدولية المرموقة. وهو ما تناقشه تلك المقالة.

The trend at the moment is how to get electricity from sustainable energy and the most important source of all is solar energy. Consequently Consequently, there has been a world shift to build solar farms. In this paper we assess multi-criteria such as urban, environmental and social criteria's for choosing the best location for domiciliation of these cells with focusing on the topography, solar radiation, accessibility and proximity to roads, land use and electricity stations. The GIS program was used for analyzing this data. We aim to analyze factors to choose the best location for a solar energy farm that would satisfy all the criteria mentioned above. The research was conducted in Al-Obour city by using information from Urban Planning Authority at Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Obour City Authority. we draw maps and created numerical data based on which we selected areas that fulfill the criteria by GIS program. In the end of the research was chosen a lot of places which was meet the criteria.

Nowadays, high-rise buildings are developing very fast to cater to the increase in demand in major urban cities. Cities are now competing in the construction of skyscrapers, a sign of progress, sophistication and urbanization. There are a many of important factors to consider during a design process of a tall building which need to be examined from a wider urban scale to a narrower architectural scale. as such location and site selection, land-use, integration of landscape elements, the use of natural energy resources (wind, sun, vegetation.), the livable urban areas and building areas and nodes (plazas, inner outer courtyards of the building, service floors), transportation, façade design, material usage. Compatibility between a building and its environment is a significant architectural conversation that should be assessed and evaluated together when trying to find solutions through sustainable architectural design considerations. This paper is aimed to argue the relation between tall buildings and the built environment from the sustainable point of view. Based on the analytical and theoretical way.

Mankind's current confrontation with many major environmental problems, as a result of the depletion of energy sources conventional energy. This has resulted in serious environmental problems. In view of the need for increased energy demand and the impact of consumer life on crises fallout. In order to prevent risks arising from these

Egypt has witnessed in the second half of the twentieth century political, economical and social instability status, that led the country and its cities to relative urban deterioration, although the major Egyptian cities were emulate the European cities during the first half of the twentieth century.  This study addresses the main reasons that led to that urban deterioration in general and the resulting manifestations of urban deterioration suffered by the Egyptian cities since that time until now, in spite of the various attempts made to overcome the causes of this deterioration.
The study then reviews the city of Alexandria as a model for these Egyptian cities, dealing with its history and planning since its inception up to the modern age until the first half of the twentieth century, when Alexandria was a model similar to European cities, due to the multiplicity of foreign communities that had lived then, which take the great credit for the urban care and planning, where the first integrated urban plan has been development in (1921) - (McLean planning).
The study moves towards the second half of the twentieth century, where the city general planning has been developed in (1958). Then it discusses the attempts to overcome the urban degradation accompanied the (1967) war defeat. The study reviews the (1984) comprehensive planning of the city and its vision for the city in (2005), where many projects have been already accomplished. This Planning has been updated in (1998) with a new comprehensive vision until (2017). Additionally, a future vision has been developed in (2007) for the city in (2027), as well as a strategic vision for Alexandria in (2050).
The study is an attempt; through monitoring and analysis to identify what has been accomplished on the ground of these projects that have been implemented within the framework of these planning visions. Especially the Comprehensive Planning project (1984 - 2005) that was extended until (2017); to show what has been achieved so far. As well as aspects of the successes and failures, leading to changes in the overall vision of this planning with its extension until (2017), then to the year (2027) and the factors affecting it. Especially with the state of popular political movement in Egypt since the beginning of (2011), which resulted in a state of overwhelming urban chaos that hit the city; this created new urban problems that would be difficult to be treated in the short term, in addition to the all to the traditional challenges that still face these repeated attempts to rehabilitate Alexandria, to become a model for an Egyptian city seeks to get rid of the urban deterioration causes, which have plagued for several decades.

Alexandria has been influenced by resident foreigners descended from various nationals who spread all over the city by the end of the nineteenth century. That gave Alexandria a unique pattern of architecture that included a blend of several classical European patterns, with their diversity and richness. These unique patterns have lasted until the first years of the twentieth century.
      Alexandria has been altered with the political, economical and social conversion during the second half of the 20th century. Alteration has occurred due to other causes as well. To mention, the migration of the foreign nationals from the city, while reversing rural migration toward the city, along with a high-density growing population. This led to seriously different and controversial cultural and intellectual points of view. The second half of the 20th century has witnessed a process of destruction to this distinctive architecture heritage. This happened for the reason of an overwhelming spread of concrete buildings and towers that lacked the aesthetic architectural sense.
    The purpose of this paper is to highlight the value and the potentials of this architectural heritage. Also, to underline the successive individual attempts that have been taken into practice for preserving this heritage in Alexandria. In addition, this paper will attempt to reach appropriate guidelines to guarantee that preservation processes will compromise only by reserving the rights of private properties within an unbiased attitude towards the owners of such heritage. This will occurs through searching into other countries’ previous experience and efforts in preservation processes for such valuable buildings.