About the Event:
The School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE) of the German Jordanian University (GJU) together with ICOMOS Jordan (International Council on Monuments and Sites of Jordan) are organizing a regional symposium on Modern heritage in the Arab World to be held at the School of Architecture (DARAT OTHMAN BDAIR) in Amman and on line during (October 29-30 2022).
This symposium attempts to grant voice to this segment of Arab heritage by focusing on the meaning and essence of the Modern movement; as a major project of cultural change that the whole World had gone through at the turn of the 20th Century with filtrations into the Arab states at different periods. The symposium attempts to investigate the impact of that period/heritage as agents of change and transformation in the Arab World while emphasizing the need to reflect on that heritage and to incorporate it, at least at the level of understanding and critical evaluation, as part of general progression of Arab thought and culture.
Program
Friday, October 28, 2022
16:00-18:00 Field trip on Amman’s Modern heritage
Saturday, October 29, 2022
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:40 Welcome note & opening remarks
- Princess Dana Firas (President of ICOMOS-Jordan)
- Dr. Alaa Al-Deen Al-Halhouli (President of the German Jordanian University)
- Dr. Rami Daher (Co-Founder / CEO of TURATH: Architecture and Urban design Consultants & Associate Professor of Architecture at SABE) Goethe-Institute
Session I:
The Modern movement as a Project of political, socio-cultural, and technological change
Influences and precedents of Modern architecture in the Arab world
International world dogma and conservation of Modern heritage
9:40-10:20
Jad Tabet: Modern Heritage in The Arab World in The Light of UNESCO World Heritage Convention
10:20-11:00
Dr. Mazen Haider: Reception And Appropriation Practices Of “Modern” Residential Buildings in Beirut Between 1946 And 1990
11:00-11:40
Dr. Rami Daher: Amman's Domesticated Modernity: "Transformations (Public Sphere and The Typo-Morphology of The City)"
11:40-12:20
Elie Harfouche: Writing Local Histories of Architecture and Redefining Heritage: The Case of Lebanon’s Exposed Concrete Culture
12:20-12:40 Coffee break
Session II:
The Modern Movement and The Arab City
The Modern Movement as A Project of Political, Socio-Cultural, and Technological Change
The Conservation and Continuity of Arab Modern Heritage Physically and Ideologically
12:40-13:20
Dr. Mercedes Volait: Egyptian Modern… From Within
13:20-14:00
Dr. Yasser ElSheshtawy: Evolving Modernity: The UAE Sha’abi House and Resisting Transience
14:00-14:40
May Tabbakh: Engaging Heritage Regeneration: A Possible Balancing Factor Towards Egypt's New Sustainable Urban Development Plans
14:40-15:20
Lana Judeh: The City in ‘Nazlet Al-Bareed’: Insights into Ramallah's Urban Modernism
15:20-16:20 Lunch break
Session III:
The Conservation and Continuity of Arab Modern Heritage Physically and Ideologically
International world dogma and conservation of Modern heritage
16:20-17:00
Abderrahim Kassou: Re-Use of Modern Heritage in Casablanca
17:00-17:40
Dr. George Arbid: The Arab Center for Architecture in Beirut
17:40-18:20
Dr. Wassim Naghi: Technical Approach on Modern Heritage Restoration in Line with Conservation Principles: A Case Study on The Rashid Karami International Fair Tripoli, Lebanon
18:20-19:00:
Abdul-Halim Jabr: Tripoli: Between the Citadel and the Fair
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Session IV:
The Modern movement as a Project of political, socio-cultural, and technological change
The Arab Nahda and effect on and links with the Modern movement
9:00-9:40
Dr. Salim Tamari: Flenneurism and Spectacle in Photographic Albums
9:40-10:20
Dr. Khaldoun Bshara: Palestine Modern: An Unfulfilled Promise!
10:20-11:00
Sura AlHalalsheh: Amman’s Engagement with the ArabNahda: Testimonials from Jabal Al Hussein
11:00-11:40
Mohammad AlMadhoun: Exploring Drivers of Modernity: The Case of Abu Dhabi as A Model Contemporary Arab Capital City
11:40-12:00 Coffee break
Session V:
Researching and archiving the Modern movement: sources for the study of Arab history
12:00-12:40
Mohammad Khalid: Experimenting with Modernity vs Experimenting with Modernism: Amman Modern Era Architecture
12:40-13:20
Dr. George Arbid: Designing Modernity: Architecture in The Arab World 1945-1973
13:20-14:00
Dr. Marwan Hanania: Re-Writing Amman’s Urban History: An Historiographical, Empirical, And Theoretical Intervention
14:00-14:40
Zaid Kawaz: The Devastating Impact of Development on Industrial Heritage: Investigating the Forgotten Industrial Heritage of Baghdad Vilayet 1839-1917
14:40-15:40 Lunch break
Session VI:
Nationalism and the Modern project in the Arab world.
The Colonial effect, the colonial project, and post-colonial critique
15:40-16:20
Dr. Irene Maffi: Exploring The Roots of Jordanian Cultural Heritage
16:20-17:00
Dr. Renate Dieterich: “The City Is So Beautiful Up There ….” Sidi Bou Said and The Winding Paths of Cultural Heritage in Tunisia
17:00-17:40
Ali Karimi: Bahrain's Colonial Architecture 1920-1960
17:40-18:20
Nidhal Jarrar: Critical Approaches: The Acceptance and Belonging of Modern Industrial Heritage in Jordan
18:20-19:00 Concluding session: The Next Steps
To Register:
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This event is in collaboration with other well-reputed research institutions including:
*ICCOROM-ATHAR: A regional conservation center founded by ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), and the Government of the UAE/ Emirate of Sharjah.
*The Arab Council for Social Sciences (ACSS): which is based in Beirut, Lebanon but serves the whole of the Arab World. The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is a regional, independent, non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening social science research and knowledge production in the Arab Region.
*Goethe-Institut Jordanien: Based in Amman, Jordan, Goethe is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany that operates worldwide. They promote knowledge of the German language abroad and cultivate international cultural cooperation.
*Hikmat Culture: It is one of the initiatives of the Al Joud Foundation, which cooperates and works with everyone to emphasize the value of Jabal Al Weibdeh as the first destination for culture and creativity in Amman. The program of the Hikmat Culture initiative includes multiple aspects of arts, including: Theater Arts, Photography, Visual Arts, Performing arts, Creative Writing, Music, as well as Research, Training and Event Management.
*Arab Center for Architecture: which is based in Beirut, Lebanon and founded in 2008 in Beirut. The Arab Center for Architecture (Association for the preservation and dissemination of modern Arab built heritage) is a non-profit organization addressing modern urban design, architecture, design, and planning in the Arab world.