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The Information Technology Effmts On Acoustic Comfort In Exhibition Halls By Using ..Ecotect" Program, Rudhab Ahmed Mahmood, Safaaaldeen Ali Apr 2026

The Information Technology Effmts On Acoustic Comfort In Exhibition Halls By Using ..Ecotect" Program, Rudhab Ahmed Mahmood, Safaaaldeen Ali

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Comfort concept is not only limited to thermal comfort, as some people think. On the contrary, it is a broad concept which includes several aspects that must be taken into consideration when designing. Acoustic comfort is considered as one of the most important of these aspects, especially in large space buildings, as acoustic design is an essential designing need whose integration with other designing needs brings about comfort in its broadest concept. The acoustic design and achieving the acoustic needs in specialized audio halls and mosques has been the topic of several studies. But the lack of studies, if any, …

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The Effect Of Morphological Changes In Urban Fabric On Its Syntactical Properties-A Case Study In Mosul Old Suq-, Mumtaz Hazim Aldauji, Hussain Salmaan Albutani, Ayad Waleed Jalal Apr 2026

The Effect Of Morphological Changes In Urban Fabric On Its Syntactical Properties-A Case Study In Mosul Old Suq-, Mumtaz Hazim Aldauji, Hussain Salmaan Albutani, Ayad Waleed Jalal

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Urban centers had been grew and expanded gradually with a little renewal of their parts . In the past, this process was very slowly due to limited development in needs .Most renewal works occurred as a response to destruction caused by natural disasters or wars . This was true until the industrial revolution which was accompanied with a dramatic changes in transportation systems and the necessity to erect wide streets in most historic centers .In many cases ,these works did not take in consideration the importance of spatial attributes of such centers . Assuming that syntactical properties of any urban …

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The Health Architecture, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Ibtisam Sami Muhammed Apr 2026

The Health Architecture, Miqdad Haidar Al-Jawadi, Ibtisam Sami Muhammed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

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Sculpture And Contemporary Architecture, Rasha Subbhy, Aseel Ibrahem Apr 2026

Sculpture And Contemporary Architecture, Rasha Subbhy, Aseel Ibrahem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architecture is one of the constructive Arts, but it is distinguished from the rest of the arts (sculpture, painting) as a functional utility, has been argued to be defined as the mother of art because they contain other arts in its subjects, while the sculpture is an incorporating art based on the establishment of three-dimensional replicas. There is direct relationship between architecture and sculpture through the incorporation of abstract forms of multiple spatial semantics with expressive manner.Sculptureal architecture has appeared at the late Modern period through the generation of pure sculptural form with high technical characters and exaggerating style. Where …

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The Strategy Of Urban Development Of The Citatel Cities Comparative Study Between Design Strategy Of The Development Of The Citadel Of Aleppo And The Citadel Of Erbil, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Shymaa Fadhil Alkubaisi Apr 2026

The Strategy Of Urban Development Of The Citatel Cities Comparative Study Between Design Strategy Of The Development Of The Citadel Of Aleppo And The Citadel Of Erbil, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Shymaa Fadhil Alkubaisi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research deals with the impact of historical citadel on urban development for city canters and their importance in shaping the urban areas of the city, as an attempt to define the best possible strategies for urban development of historical cities and in particular (citadel cities), which represents a tourist attraction on both global and local levels. Erbil city has been selected, as a case study for this research, since this fortress citadel having nowadays a comprehensive urban development, which creates an interactive effect for the urban fabric of the citadel and the urban fabric of the city of Erbil …

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Globlization And Its Effect On The Building System, Mazin Thafir Musa Apr 2026

Globlization And Its Effect On The Building System, Mazin Thafir Musa

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The Globalization has emerged and developed over several decides. This ideology which was set to constitutes the globe was not just to serve the world but to serve the entrusts of it’s believers for control and dominance. They’re for this ideology had to create anew world system, capable of constant reformation and changing. This new ideology made tools of technology, science, and economy as means have achieve it’s fundamental gals, no matter how these means have deferred and contradicted towards achieving the gals, they will seventhly serve the it’s main propose, which this comprehensive ideology seeks for. This contempory ideology …

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Rhythm In Traditional Facades A Lanes Of The Old Mosul City, Talaat Alaane, Hussein Albotany Apr 2026

Rhythm In Traditional Facades A Lanes Of The Old Mosul City, Talaat Alaane, Hussein Albotany

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Maintaining the characteristic and identity is considered of great importance to today's architecture because it as an extension of the architecture of the past and a bridge to the architecture of the future. Rhythm is an important component in dedicating the architectural characteristic and identity as the comprehension of the basic fundamentals that have contributed in creating and maintaining architecture, are inspired by the characteristic that occupies a prominent place in architecture. Thus, the study is an attempt to expound the essential terms and basic fundamentals that are a pivot of rhythm in faced design in the old Mosul city. …

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Formal Characteristics Of Vernacular Architecture In Erbil City And Other Iraqi Cities, Mahmood Ahmed Bakir Khayat, Binyad Maruf Abdulkadir Khaznadar Apr 2026

Formal Characteristics Of Vernacular Architecture In Erbil City And Other Iraqi Cities, Mahmood Ahmed Bakir Khayat, Binyad Maruf Abdulkadir Khaznadar

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

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Designer’S Awareness In Architecture Products, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

Designer’S Awareness In Architecture Products, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

There is an effective difference on the visual status of a designer when formulating architectural forms as products, ‘within the relations of the internal contents of these forms’ through the relations of the forms with their meaning. The complete visualization of the designer with meanings and the objectives of the forms. The research consent was on the lack of visualizing the possible changes in forming the products that can be achieved depending on the opposition of movements where they refuse traditional coping in forming programs related to architectural trends.This paper is searching for new two movement which refuses the old …

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The Influence Of Some Of Design Decisions In Raising The Cost Of Dwelling Unit, Nagham Faisal Yusif, Nawal Abd Alameer, Maan Nihad Apr 2026

The Influence Of Some Of Design Decisions In Raising The Cost Of Dwelling Unit, Nagham Faisal Yusif, Nawal Abd Alameer, Maan Nihad

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The most common problems in big cities is the high rate of residency because of the high population growth, therefore, It is a big problem nowadays to a family to get a suitable accommodation (general problem),but for the Iraqi family one of the most important priority is to get their own accommodation, and to achieve this target, the cost of accommodation ought to be low so it will be more easy for families , thus the specific problem is the difficulty of owing a dwelling unit with acceptable cost .Though the research problem is :there is no clear idea about …

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The Prognostical Value Of Special Aptitudes' Tests For Accepted Students To Study Architecture "Accepted Students In Architectural Department In The University Of Mosul As A Case Study", Shatha Yakub Alshaik, Farhan Awad Jassim Altai Apr 2026

The Prognostical Value Of Special Aptitudes' Tests For Accepted Students To Study Architecture "Accepted Students In Architectural Department In The University Of Mosul As A Case Study", Shatha Yakub Alshaik, Farhan Awad Jassim Altai

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Most institutions, around the world attend to do tests for persons competing to work, in order to achieve the correct professional choice.From these, are architectural departments in Iraq, which sometimes attempt to do unobligatory tests for students like studying architecture. Ivestigation about the importance of the prognostical value of these tests and their achievement in choosing and directing students for studying architecture emerges clearly especially, that students' acceptance now depends only on the final results of the secondary schools exams. The problem of the paper had been represented as the absence of the objective vision of the prognostical value of …

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Landscape Architecture In Architectural Education, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi, Ahmed Yousif Al Omary Apr 2026

Landscape Architecture In Architectural Education, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi, Ahmed Yousif Al Omary

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Landscape design is taught at Iraqi architectural colleges at the 4th stage in one semester. Due to the increasing importance of this material and its environmental, ecological, aesthetic and designing impacts on design and in order to reinforce its role in the architectural learning in the undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the architectural departments, the study problem focus on the deficiency of attention paid for this material and the qualification of the graduated architect. Search has been made in both Arabic and foreign universities and institutes to examine the teaching of this material as related to curriculum, teaching hours and …

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Place Identity Of Residential Environment In Iraqi Contemporary Architectural Trends And Its Impact On Academic Architectural Product, Hassan Abd Alrazaq Al Sanjari, Saba Ibraheem Taha, Mumtaz Hazim Aldauji Apr 2026

Place Identity Of Residential Environment In Iraqi Contemporary Architectural Trends And Its Impact On Academic Architectural Product, Hassan Abd Alrazaq Al Sanjari, Saba Ibraheem Taha, Mumtaz Hazim Aldauji

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Iraqi contemporary architecture is characterized with rise of some trends associated with Iraqi pioneers who had various attitudes in expressing place identity. Two main trends which are swinging between the conservative one who adopts the domestic architectural heritage and the second trend who tends to follow international architectural tendencies entirely could be mentioned . Today, in spite of these trends are more than fifty years old , there still some argument about this issue. The architectural works reflect more variation and ambiguity in expressing the contemporary local environment with no serious attempts to have a stable background for this case. …

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The Impact Of The Information Development On The Curricula Development Of Architectural Education, Suha Haddan Aldahwia Apr 2026

The Impact Of The Information Development On The Curricula Development Of Architectural Education, Suha Haddan Aldahwia

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Architectural Education aims primarily to develop an efficient architecture for regularity in the successful profession practice that live continuous and rapid development; in a professional competition atmosphere that has moved from local and regional levels to global level. And the preparation of this architect, that educational institutions boasted of him as he boasts of it ; should be provided ongoing development to achieve a high level of university education that suits Iraq's ancient universities .. The process of education in general include many of events such as(mind development, refine and build personal skills) and the passage of time the quality …

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Housing Development, Its Dimensions And Its Constituents, Sanaa Sati Abbas Apr 2026

Housing Development, Its Dimensions And Its Constituents, Sanaa Sati Abbas

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This paper studies housing development phenomenon, it's social, environmental and economical dimensions, as well as its urban design and planning constituents. The research assumes that, the housing development not verified, only by the existence of these two constituents with the previous mentioned dimensions. Literature review showed that there was a gap in the concept of housing development locally, so the aim of this paper is to bridge this gap. The research hypothesis was "the housing development is an integration of social, environmental and economic dimensions, within urban design and planning constituents". The research defines the housing development as keeping the …

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The Architectural Design Between Creation And Methodology., Ahmed Hashim Hammed El-Eqapy Apr 2026

The Architectural Design Between Creation And Methodology., Ahmed Hashim Hammed El-Eqapy

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The cotemporary thesis focused on studying design operation and concept by many view which distinguish by obligated one science side in the studying like creation, method, design elements….etc. That what remote the knowledge and thoughtfully production par the totality in limited and understand characters and properties for this concept, in the same time amplifier the knowledge base about one side alone except the other by form make it disconnect par other sides. To missed the knowledge and thoughtfully relationship which can be in case study in related form with others. All that makes the real base and need for the …

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The Spatial Symbol Dynamic Nature In Architecture, Basim Hasan Al Majid Apr 2026

The Spatial Symbol Dynamic Nature In Architecture, Basim Hasan Al Majid

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Contemporary architectural studies have focused on studying the symbol concept which are characterized by focusing on the aspects of meanings, denotations, and bifurcation in a detailed eloquence . At the same time there is no focusing on the possibility of studying the spatial frame of the symbol in a separate form in order to extend knowledge which is concerned with the revelation and creative possibilities of finding a special spatial symbolic perspective according to its dynamic nature. Therefore this research aims to find and define an actual need to a getaway towards this subject in order to understand and present …

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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 Aesthetics Of Ugliness In Architecture, Asma Niazy Taher Apr 2026

The Aesthetics Of Ugliness In Architecture, Asma Niazy Taher

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The concept "aesthetics of ugliness" is considered to be one of the post-modernism treatises. The meaning of "aesthetics" is more comprehensive it encompasses numerous other concepts, e.g. those of beauty, ugliness, sublime… Many studies were generally concerned with the concept of ugliness (especially in the field of architecture) from different perspectives, and in a brief and inclusive way. The research problem focused on the absence of a clear definition of the concept of aesthetic ugliness and its role in the aesthetic experience of architecture, and this is what the present research aims to discover. Depending on the research hypothesis which …

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The General Knowledge Frame For Dualism Oftheory And Traditions In Architecture, Khalil Ibrahim Ali, Basim Hasan Al Majid Apr 2026

The General Knowledge Frame For Dualism Oftheory And Traditions In Architecture, Khalil Ibrahim Ali, Basim Hasan Al Majid

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Contemporary studies has been focused on studying and adopting the dualism concept as a fundamental indicator to sustain the principles, indices, and meanings which form the intellectual state of any context and explain a perspective which depends on conflation and implication for the principles of life constructing in many studies and perspectives both in an included and declared form. In this field, explanation of dualities as a condition of containment of common contradiction of a certain image extended through a range of contradiction and conflict indicating a design principle utilized in architecture. This research aimed to explain and define the …

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The Effect Of Design On Reading Architectural Education Projects, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

The Effect Of Design On Reading Architectural Education Projects, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The architectural critics based on unfamiliar concepts and their use in design; the rapid change in technology and the requisites in design have caused progress may be slow. These require longer periods in order to affect architectural themes. They also are so unique that they almost defy their basic element. Contrast between actual design work and it is criticism produced directives in complete design work in a form of inventions. On the other side; the effect of critics on complete design equations through about individual results within it is expression. The research seek; the relationship between the ability in reading …

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Graphic Techniques For Developing Creativity In Architectural Design, Rasha Subbhy, Emad Abd Al Hameed, Sahar Najeeb Karrufa Apr 2026

Graphic Techniques For Developing Creativity In Architectural Design, Rasha Subbhy, Emad Abd Al Hameed, Sahar Najeeb Karrufa

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The contemporary world is marked by the phenomenon of the rapid changes in all fields of human knowledge. The architecture of future will still be the most confusing and puzzling issue and misgivings that a rouse worry and leading to the spirit of adventures to make progress and arrive at the ways of revival, creativity and modernism. The idea of prevailing of certain culture or certain product in architecture depends on the given and available techniques, due to the fact that the computer and their graphic techniques become very important and vital to reinforce the image in architectural design. Thus, …

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Intelligent Tropical Buildingsa Study Of The Eco-Technological Integration Effects On Reducing The Economicaland Environmental Costs, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rudhab Ahmed Mahmood Apr 2026

Intelligent Tropical Buildingsa Study Of The Eco-Technological Integration Effects On Reducing The Economicaland Environmental Costs, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Rudhab Ahmed Mahmood

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

In the last few years, a number of studies highlighted the two concepts of "Technology" and "Ecology", which may seem at a glance as being in contradiction. The "Technological" approach represented by the "intelligent buildings" is investing the new scientific and technological advances to achieve adaptation with the ever changing man needs, provide comfortable internal environment, and responding to external environment effects but without taking into consideration the context and the environmental content surrounding these buildings. This has led to ignorance of the project site nature and the surrounding environment. This has formed the general boundaries of my study. Because …

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The Effect Of The Formal And Organizational Properties Onthe Aesthetic Evaluation Of The Architectural Design Project"According To The Specialty Of The Iraqi Academic Experience", Nagham Ahmed Al-Qaysi Apr 2026

The Effect Of The Formal And Organizational Properties Onthe Aesthetic Evaluation Of The Architectural Design Project"According To The Specialty Of The Iraqi Academic Experience", Nagham Ahmed Al-Qaysi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Evaluation as a general concept in the academic field are considered to be one of the most important aspects in the architectural design domain from the beginning of the process of designing a project until the final presentation in the academic field.So this research mainly concentrates on the evaluation concept and specially on the Aesthetic evaluation of the architectural design in relation with the formal and organizational properties on the project therefore the research special problem can be set out as "the lack in a clear understanding of the effect of the formal and organizational properties of the design in …

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Formal Transformation In Urban Context Analytical Study To The Formal Transformation In Urban Context By Using The Remote Sensing, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Maha Haki Almuhammadi Apr 2026

Formal Transformation In Urban Context Analytical Study To The Formal Transformation In Urban Context By Using The Remote Sensing, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Maha Haki Almuhammadi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Many researchers interest directed to study the urban context as one of important concept to achieve temporal and spatial continuity in urban environment and link the building with neighboring. The paper deals with urban context as:- integral contain apposes clear orders and also statue procedural definition it is contain of potential and outstanding orders which instituted from joined parts in urban fabric, linked together in potential relations and bear urban and cultural values posses formal conduct, coinciding functional and rotating and bear association deliberative meanings the potential in shared between the parte and the whole and the outstanding in formal …

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Design For Daylight Windows In Architectural Spaces, Younis Saleem Apr 2026

Design For Daylight Windows In Architectural Spaces, Younis Saleem

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The daylight was and still one of the most important means and could put human in touch with his environment and architecture. The aim of this research is to determine the proper design of window's area which achieves suitable level of daylight in Architectural spaces of Baghdad city. This area of window relate to the change of interior and exterior design characteristic with addition to the suitable light level for users and their activities. The research treats windows in the same way followed in methods of designing artificial lighting and determining power size of electric lamp. Because it's difficult to …

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The Concept Of Fourth Dimension In Landscape, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi Apr 2026

The Concept Of Fourth Dimension In Landscape, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Rawaa Fawzi Naom Abbawi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Landscape designer deals with three spatial dimensions, as well as with another dimension mentioned in design literatures. This dimension is the fourth dimension. Because of the absence of sufficient information about this concept, in the field of architecture, and particularly in landscape design . For the purpose of benefiting the landscape architects, and how to present and develop this dimension through the design process, and finding it in the final design. Search for this concept in different literature those specialized in research problem, so this research was aimed to clarify the concept of the fourth dimension briefly within the scientific, …

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Mechanism Of Contemporary Architectural Text(Analyzing View According To Symbol Concept), Zainab Hussein Rauof Apr 2026

Mechanism Of Contemporary Architectural Text(Analyzing View According To Symbol Concept), Zainab Hussein Rauof

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Meaning of speech language achieved by symbolic it's items, so the symbolism is one of independent strategies which survive on dialog throw design process. Although texts resulted from this strategies combined in goals, mechanism and creation style but they are characteristic to familiar and unfamiliar symbolic text. So the research problem represent in (there is no knowledge about how texts are characteristic to familiar and un familiar symbolic text and what are vocabularies identify each type). hypothesis of research is (architectural symbolic text characteristic to familiar and unfamiliar symbolic text according to vocabularies resulted from mechanism of architectural symbolic text). …

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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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