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Integration In Empowerment Strategies: Residential Investment As A Case Study, Waleed Mustafa, Safaaaldeen Ali Apr 2026

Integration In Empowerment Strategies: Residential Investment As A Case Study, Waleed Mustafa, Safaaaldeen Ali

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architect is the heart of the investment process. Consulting is a science and an art that only those who possess high taste, experience, and knowledge of the integrated elements that lead to the success of investment complexes. The research problem is the lack of comprehensive studies on integrating enabling strategies for residential investment projects. The research objective is to present a clear vision of integration in enabling residential investment complexes with utilitarian, aesthetic, and symbolic indicators. Accordingly, the hypothesis is that the strategy of allowing the housing unit and the housing complex is integrated for the success of enabling …

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Identity In Residential Neighbourhood: Analytical Study For Al_Jamea Community (627) Neighbourhood, Zahraa Mohammed Ali, Sanaa Sati Abbas Apr 2026

Identity In Residential Neighbourhood: Analytical Study For Al_Jamea Community (627) Neighbourhood, Zahraa Mohammed Ali, Sanaa Sati Abbas

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This paper deals with the concept of identity in residential neighborhoods. The research problem is about a knowledge gap of identity in residential neighborhoods. Identity has been procedurally defined as: “It is formation, presence in place, and production in it. What is productive, is the activity of the immediate social-urban environment, in which we are raised. So the individual, and his existence is a background for his lived life. As for what he does, is his action, his touch on this existence. What he creates, is after his intellectual and visual processes in his immediate surroundings .It is sometimes considered …

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Urban Strategies For Managing The Coronavirus Crisis, Mohammad Alaa Bassam Aljaffan, Soulaiman Mhanna Apr 2026

Urban Strategies For Managing The Coronavirus Crisis, Mohammad Alaa Bassam Aljaffan, Soulaiman Mhanna

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The management of the spread of the Coronavirus crisis is one of the main challenges in the world today, and of increasing importance due to the widespread spread of the epidemic and its negative repercussions on local communities around the world, which put local administrations on the front lines to address the pandemic and take the lead in mitigating its effects. The article attempts to develop a theoretical and applied model to manage the crisis of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in urban areas by monitoring and analyzing the forms of local administrations' response to the pandemic and mitigating its …

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Low-Income Housing Provision: Between Governmental Interventions And Informal Settlements - Greater Cairo Region Between 1980s And 2010s, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi, Alison Brown Apr 2026

Low-Income Housing Provision: Between Governmental Interventions And Informal Settlements - Greater Cairo Region Between 1980s And 2010s, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi, Alison Brown

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Low-cost housing, so-called affordable housing, is an important subject as it affects many aspects of people's well-being and city planning. The urban poor, who form a respectable percentage of cities' residents in many developing countries, are the most affected segment by the availability and affordability of housing. Governments often try their best to provide affordable housing through housing interventions and programs. However, many low-income people end up in informal settlements including slums and squatter settlements. This research analyzes state-led low-cost housing initiatives compared to informal affordable housing in developing countries. The importance of this research is mainly associated with understanding …

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Analyzing Public Transportation Plans To Addressing Traffic Congestions In Developing Countries The Case Study Of The Greater Cairo Region, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi Apr 2026

Analyzing Public Transportation Plans To Addressing Traffic Congestions In Developing Countries The Case Study Of The Greater Cairo Region, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Traffic congestions is one of the main problems for many cities especially in newly urbanizing countries worldwide. The issue of traffic congestions has major impact not only on the planning of the city, but also on many aspects such as residence overall well-being. Governments often try to address this issue through a number of initiatives, most important of which is promoting public transport in order to reduce the dependency on private cars in the city. This research analyzed state-led public transportation initiatives impact on addressing traffic congestion in developing countries through a case study of the Greater Cairo Region in …

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The Performance Of The Gravitas Act In The Architectural Products, Zahraa Ahmed Hussien Aljbury, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

The Performance Of The Gravitas Act In The Architectural Products, Zahraa Ahmed Hussien Aljbury, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The importance of the act of gravitas in architecture show as a normative rule on the sublimity and nobility of architectural products, through the characteristics of objective rationality and social interaction which is characterized by the act of gravitas such as clam, persistence, seriousness and others . Thus, a series of architectural studies and invitations have recently emerged to restore the gravitas of architectural product, having been overshadowed by the features of manipulation, ironic, softness, self-selectivity and other features that contradict the characteristics of the gravitas act. The studies implicitly or explicitly introduce a set of performance characteristics to achieve …

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Ethic Imagination In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed Apr 2026

Ethic Imagination In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Research examines the concept of ethical imagination as one of the influential concepts in the architectural design process. Who is known as "the Architect's ability to think according to moral frameworks to become an important source and then to be the task of balancing the poetic and the disciplined imagination to produce an ethical architectural text that benefits the individual and society. ", thus be the research problem (implications of morally imaginative concept in architecture ).So the research aims to explain the basics of moral fiction in architecture, and we are on it. Research assumes that the foundations of moral …

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Intellectual Immunity In Architecture, Rasha Noori Ahmed, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

Intellectual Immunity In Architecture, Rasha Noori Ahmed, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architectural thought is defined as a final result of all principles and cognitive visions, which stored in human mind as a mental image, and reconfigured it to be fitting with all changes happened, that exposure the thought to all cognitive impurities (intellectual viruses), which may have a weakness and vulnerability. So immunity of thought protected it from such these impurities, when the research aims to enhance the immunity concept, and its levels of intellectual architectural process, while The research problem represented with a cognitive ambiguity of the immunity concept in the intellectual architectural process, that make the research follow an …

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The Effect Of Social Mobility To Disfigure Houses Elevations (Houses In Holy Karbala As A Cause Study), Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Ali Adnan Alwan Alhelli Apr 2026

The Effect Of Social Mobility To Disfigure Houses Elevations (Houses In Holy Karbala As A Cause Study), Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Ali Adnan Alwan Alhelli

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architecture is a mutual dialogue system where the place and time interact with environment. However, when noises interfere with this process, the architecture system will lose its mutual dialogue, which prevent society such an important communicating tool with world. Therefore, the objective of this article is to declare the effect of the society trends system changes in deforming the signification system that produce architectural forms, that lead to disfigurement of architecture. The research problem is “the Social mobility is associated with a signification system changes and appearance of disfigurement. We suppose that the social mobility push the architecture of society …

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Sustainable Design From Theorizing To Application, Mohammed Ali Ali Masoud Naeem Apr 2026

Sustainable Design From Theorizing To Application, Mohammed Ali Ali Masoud Naeem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architecture field is considered as one of the most prominent specialized fields which the sustainability can be seen in the theoretical and applied level that is committed to the sustainability and its concepts, taking in consternation the complicity that characterize this field came the variety in the act of sustainability. However, this commitment and variety have not been framed (here lies the research problem), the Aim of the research is find a clear framework for the application of sustainability in architecture. To that the research was focused in searching for the way that make the sustainable design be seen …

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The Role Of Streetscape Properties To Achieve User’S Aesthetic Response, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi, Neda Khalil Ibrahim Apr 2026

The Role Of Streetscape Properties To Achieve User’S Aesthetic Response, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi, Neda Khalil Ibrahim

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Urban spaces, as part of the city that could shape landscape are needed to form an essential systemic part of the city and due to the lack of streetscape as part of the city landscape to the demands and that achieves user’s respond and interact. This study is concerned with user’s demands related to streetscape and the role that is played by it’s various elements through a responsive design to user’s needs from an aesthetic point of view, The hypothesis of this study is manifested through “Disparity and deferential user’s aesthetical response to the various characteristics of streetscape as relevant …

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The Role Of Planning Standards In Sustaining Residential Community Analytical Study Of The Growing Standard, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Ghooson Najem Abdulzahra Apr 2026

The Role Of Planning Standards In Sustaining Residential Community Analytical Study Of The Growing Standard, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Ghooson Najem Abdulzahra

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Planning standards are considered as one of important concepts. The role of such standards appear in guiding the sustainable development plans , and the transformation to sustainable residential communities .So, the research problem which arised is that there is a knowledge gab about the role of the growing standard in achieving sustainability in residential community. The research studies the sustainable residential community, in order to deduce the main indicators related to it , which include (social , economic , environment and physical standards). The paper focused on the physical standards only,so research hypothesis is represented by : "the growing standard …

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Deterioration In The Centers Of Historic Towns The Case Study : The Residential Environment For The Ancient Of Kut City, Sabeeh L Farhan Apr 2026

Deterioration In The Centers Of Historic Towns The Case Study : The Residential Environment For The Ancient Of Kut City, Sabeeh L Farhan

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This research deals with the subject of deterioration of the urban environment of housing in the historic center of the old city in Kut which impacts negatively on the social characteristics and health of the population that represents the research problem. So, the aim of the research is to build a knowledgeable base to the phenomenon of deterioration of the urban environment of housing in the historic city centers, and was the most important findings of the research , environmental degradation Urban housing in the study area for there are suffering of humidity and lack of exposure to the sun …

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Developing Green Infrastructure For Baghdad City, Najeel Kamal Abdul Razzaq, Mayasa Farkad Abdul Raheem Apr 2026

Developing Green Infrastructure For Baghdad City, Najeel Kamal Abdul Razzaq, Mayasa Farkad Abdul Raheem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The public green spaces in Baghdad city have an obvious shortage and doesn’t fulfill and meet the needs of the population and the required open space criteria, moreover these green spaces are disjointed, disconnected and does not function as a unified system, that is why it suffers from neglect which contributes to deterioration of the city’s environment and increasing air pollution. Human beings depended on nature into providing clean air and good health, with the growth of the population and the urban areas, there has been negative influence on the natural environmental system. A new term lately appeared “Green Infrastructure”especially …

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The Application Of Fengshuiin The Design Of Contemporary Architecture And Its Environment, Areej Kareem Al-Sadkhan, Lena Auday Hatem Apr 2026

The Application Of Fengshuiin The Design Of Contemporary Architecture And Its Environment, Areej Kareem Al-Sadkhan, Lena Auday Hatem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This research discuss a scientific vision about the natural components of the environment and its effect on the urban environment and human in particular, all this will be discussed within the framework of an ancient discipline known in China as the art to determine the best conditions for the construction of buildings or development of cities, called "FengShui".It is a practical technique, designed to find the right place, good direction, good shape, good proportion and good arrangement for designing the best environment in which to live. "FengShui" is a mean of assessing the environment and provides the techniques for local …

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Color Harmony In Urban Environment, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Nada Abdul Mueen Hassan Apr 2026

Color Harmony In Urban Environment, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Nada Abdul Mueen Hassan

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many studies have addressed the problem of visual distortion a and disharmony in urban facades in terms of styles , formations , compositions and materials ... Etc., which reflected negatively on the urban form and aesthetic character of the city, and as a result of imposing of colors and clear dissonant in its design harmony . This research deals with the concept of harmony in architecture in general and urban design in particular, draw the most important formulas to achieve Color harmony in the urban facades, the research problem states that "there is no clear perception of the formulas to …

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Representation In Activation The Interlocution Of Interior Spaces Language, Ahmed Louay Al Bajjari, Harith Assad Abdulrazzaq Apr 2026

Representation In Activation The Interlocution Of Interior Spaces Language, Ahmed Louay Al Bajjari, Harith Assad Abdulrazzaq

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The subject of representation in the Interior Design & Interior Architecture occupied an important place & a wide range of interesting by theorists, critics & practitioners of the jurisdiction of interior design, and came this interest in narrative theory & practical both in terms of the fact that the products of interior design are language & communication system with the receiver, This has pour practitioners jurisdiction interest to generate meanings intended and delivered through a formula of representation, while a theorists & critics made a lot of explanations in an attempt to discover the meaning of the work or approach, …

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The Role Of Technology In Urban Fragmentation Analytical Study For The Role Of Information And Communication Technologies In Urban Fragmentation, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Vian Abd Al-Baseer M. Hasan Apr 2026

The Role Of Technology In Urban Fragmentation Analytical Study For The Role Of Information And Communication Technologies In Urban Fragmentation, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Vian Abd Al-Baseer M. Hasan

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research deals with one of the most important issues that faces cities during their growth, the “Urban Fragmentation”, which occurs to the city and its parts during its various stages of growth due to many different reasons , technology is one of the most important of those reasons. The research has defined the urban fragmentation as: The state of dismantling, losing coherence, and heterogeneity in urban form and structure, that is linked to the process of city growth, the state of urban fragmentation occurs on different levels such as the formal, spatial, functional and social levels, due to technological …

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Concepts In Architecture Between Theory And Practice, Anwar Subhi Ramdan Al-Qaraghuli Apr 2026

Concepts In Architecture Between Theory And Practice, Anwar Subhi Ramdan Al-Qaraghuli

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architecture on both sides, theoretical and practical, deals with many concepts, according to the intellectual visions and different trends of architecture , in general, and of architectural designer, in particular. To highlight the importance of studying the concept in the architecture in terms of theoretical and practical aspects. The research problem came to point out” the lack of clear sight of the nature and levels of concepts that architecture deals with on both sides, theoretical and practical” Thus, the main goal of this research is to” make a clear understanding of concepts in architecture, which identifies the nature and levels …

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The Aesthetic Impact For The Technique’S Presentation For Interior Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rand Abbas A.H. Alkhaiat Apr 2026

The Aesthetic Impact For The Technique’S Presentation For Interior Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rand Abbas A.H. Alkhaiat

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Man searches for a tool to reflect his thoughts and simulate what is around him of features, and through the various and different drawing techniques he can now portray what is around him and demonstrate it with different means as an integral whole. Where using the techniques requires using the experience and skill by drawing and architectural performance. The research problem was determined by the scientific need to know the nature of the aesthetical effect for the presentation techniques in internal architecture, where the research tries to disclose the nature of the aesthetical effect for the presentation techniques through the …

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The Effect Of Residential Re- Subdivision Analytic Study For Palestine Street From 2006-2010, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Farah Gazi Mohammed Apr 2026

The Effect Of Residential Re- Subdivision Analytic Study For Palestine Street From 2006-2010, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Farah Gazi Mohammed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This paper studies the concept of residential land re-subdivision, and the role of regulations, instructions and standards in organizing this process, to provide residential plots which are suitable in their dimensions and areas to the residence. Residential re-subdivision affected by many factors such as number of new households, their economic situation, and the plot areas; which enable the families to adopt this solution The residential land re-subdivision is a good solution to reduce shortage in housing stock, and minimizing the pressure on the residential demand , but at the same time it is a reason for increasing the accommodation and …

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Levels Of Creative Addition And Its Characteristics In Contemporary Iraqi Architecture, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Anwar Subhi Ramdan Al-Qaraghuli Apr 2026

Levels Of Creative Addition And Its Characteristics In Contemporary Iraqi Architecture, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Anwar Subhi Ramdan Al-Qaraghuli

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Addition is regarded as one of the important concepts which has accompanied human culture from time memorial in its various aspects of thinking, science, and art. Thus, addition in architecture which represents a cultural product embodying man’s thought, his social needs and demands was reflected in theory and practice through different historical era. Each era added to the previous one something new and distinctive serving development and growth. At present, the importance of this concept has emerged after an increased call to invest in the heritage and re-employ it in new attempts after adding to it, thus achieving an architecture …

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The Role Of Texture On Perceptual Attributes In Interior Architecture Spaces, Mohammed Isam Al-Taha, Aseel Ibrahem Apr 2026

The Role Of Texture On Perceptual Attributes In Interior Architecture Spaces, Mohammed Isam Al-Taha, Aseel Ibrahem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many ideas concentrate on the subject of the texture in interior architecture spaces, and consider it the basic design vocabulary, but it did not appear a clear image about the effect of varying texture qualities on perceptual attributes in interior architecture spaces. Therefore the problem was limited; while littleness of the scientific knowledge about the role of texture on perceptual attributes in interior architecture spaces. The research tries to discover the role of texture on perceptual attributes in interior architecture spaces, assuming the effect of interior architecture spaces perception by texture. To solve the research problem a theoretical prototype was …

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The Change Of Genotype In Old Traditional Areas In Baghdad Cityanalytical Study Using Geographic Information System, Sanaa Sati Abbas Apr 2026

The Change Of Genotype In Old Traditional Areas In Baghdad Cityanalytical Study Using Geographic Information System, Sanaa Sati Abbas

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Change is the fact of being difference, or something to be in a state that not being before. Old traditional areas in Baghdad City have been encountered to many changes by the act of streets cut through, as a result of development process or comprehensive plans, which represents the research problem. The research hypothesis is, the genotype of old traditional areas is changed by the act of streets cut through. The aim of this paper is to explore the changes in this genotype with specific reference to old traditional Al- Kadhemiyah and old Karkh, according to four morphological stages passed …

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Concepts In The Products Of Students In The Iraqi Architectural Schools, Parizat Q. Hussein Fehmi Fehmi Apr 2026

Concepts In The Products Of Students In The Iraqi Architectural Schools, Parizat Q. Hussein Fehmi Fehmi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Concepts are considered as an important part in the architectural design process and play a major role in achieving new and distinctive products. They are the life giving of architecture and represent a means to understanding the essence of the project. Forming concept is no easy way; it requires intensive and creative efforts. From reading previous studies on concepts and realizing their importance, and the problems that block skill development in conceptualizing for designers including architectural students, one easily realizes the lack in knowledge in the nature of concepts which is seen in the products of students in the Iraqi …

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Authority In Architecture And Architectural Criticism, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Suha Haddan Aldahwia Apr 2026

Authority In Architecture And Architectural Criticism, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Suha Haddan Aldahwia

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many of criticism studies have focused on the concept of authority . These studies vary in their intentions, about the type of authority , according to their theoretical criticism directions. Also they varied in their disciplines, from the attention to the author, to complete care to the text; eventually they transferred to the reader in the last decade of the twentieth century .The research problem was "There is no comprehensive image about the concept of authority in Architecture and specially in Academic architectural criticism". This study aims to define the specialty of authority in architecture and architectural criticism .The research …

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The Effect Of The Outside Design Elements In Daylight Levels Impact On Windows, Younis Saleem Apr 2026

The Effect Of The Outside Design Elements In Daylight Levels Impact On Windows, Younis Saleem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architects recognize the role of environmental elements (specially the daylight) in reach to successful design achieving better user's performance. The daylight goes to the essence of architectural work by helping to inspire the spaces with their shapes, colors, touches and surfaces. The aim of this research is to determine the fundamental step in daylight design, by measuring the daylight impact on windows. This light is the main source in lighting interior space after it's through the glass panel of window and diffuse in space. So, it's possible to increase interior light level by controlling the external daylight impact on …

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Discontinuity As Catastrophic Event In Urban Design, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Baya Belmessaud Belmessaud Apr 2026

Discontinuity As Catastrophic Event In Urban Design, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Baya Belmessaud Belmessaud

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This research is an attempt to study the discontinuity as a catastrophic event in Urban Design, where this phenomenon had been studied in many displines such as Mathematics, Planning , Medicine ,Surgery and Biology. The research studied this phenomenon from linguistics and conceptual points of views, and submitted its basics in Mathematics according to the Theory of Catastrophe. The research try to borrow this Theory from this field and built a Programme to measure and explore the Discontinuity as a Catastrophic Event in Urban Design. The case study was The CaSaba of Algeria , which is a traditional urban fabric …

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Non - Orthogonal Architecture: A Study In Arab Architecture Between Traditionalism And Contemporaneous, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji, Asmaa M. H. Al- Moqaram Apr 2026

Non - Orthogonal Architecture: A Study In Arab Architecture Between Traditionalism And Contemporaneous, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji, Asmaa M. H. Al- Moqaram

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The orthogonal and regular ,rational a as described wås éArchitectur Arab Traditional .ork. recent most in aspects non-Orthogonal a as conceived is Architecture Arab contemporary shown has ,architecture Arab in phenomena non-orthogonal addressing studies previous of Analysis Arab contemporary and traditional both in architecture orthogonal -non concerning ambiguity an .qrk. nature the of assessment adequate an of provision with concerned ,iS objective research The between variation the and ,architecture Arab contemporary in and traditional in non-orthogonal of describing of capable framework theoretical a Formulate :to necessaty was it this achieve To .hem. nature the concerning hypothesis tentative a forward put …

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The Policy Of Residential Plots Secretion And Its Results Dr. Jamal Baker Al-Sa'ady Case Study (Baghdad City), Jamal Baqer Al-Sa'ady, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Haidar Abd-Al-Razak Apr 2026

The Policy Of Residential Plots Secretion And Its Results Dr. Jamal Baker Al-Sa'ady Case Study (Baghdad City), Jamal Baqer Al-Sa'ady, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Haidar Abd-Al-Razak

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Housing considered as a basic need for humtn being. It's provision in Iraq depends on all society sectors. This is required a proper means and methods, and one of these means are the legislations and laws, The two mairs decisions, which were dealing with the secretion of residential plots (The decision ltlo. 850 in 1979 and the decision No. 940 in 1987), were one of the methods used ir solving the Housing Shortage Problem in Baghdad. Also they were a reaction to the Prevailing policy which was dealt with the providing of large residential plots, The research aims to study …

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