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Music, books, travel, and highlights of my work

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Find a site using the mobile version of Archnet and use the Directions button to find your way to visit it!

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Vol 7 #3 of the International Journal of Architectural Research focused on Post-Disaster Reconstruction both in terms of general best practices and specific case studies in India and Chile. https://buff.ly/3ebXRBx https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVv6YIOBXQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New Site: The headquarters of the Rabita Mohammedia des Oulémas in Rabat, Morocco https://www.archnet.org/sites/20597 (at Rabat, Morocco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW05ha_r7wS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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New publication: Islamic Architecture and Urban Development of South India Sourcebook https://buff.ly/3l67rpB a companion to the Architecture and Urban Development of the Deccan Sultanates lecture series prepared by ArCHIAM for the AKTC Education Programme. https://www.instagram.com/p/CW05SbSLzgF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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New: Palaces, Gardens and Property Rights under Shah Jahan by Ebba Koch. https://buff.ly/3x5OXKX https://www.instagram.com/p/CW05La6LMiA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Mosque al-Khaffafin (Baghdad, c. 1923).

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Marcel Dourgnon, the architect who designed the Egyptian Museum (https://buff.ly/2GfMze8), was born on the 29th of September, 162 years ago. #Egypt

See:Egyptian Museum Official Website. http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/. [Accessed October 3, 2005]

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Monday, September 21, 6 PM (EST) Tangier at the Crossroads: Memories of Cosmopolitanism and Dreams of Technological Modernity Michael A Toler Archnet Content Manager Aga Khan Documentation Center (AKDC@MIT) MIT Libraries Bio & Abstract Register in advance here https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvfuqpqjMpHNfTOtI1mMLgAMm9CQExbIJc

Thrilled to be doing this lecture next month! A bit nervous, but mostly thrilled.  

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Shiraz Allibhai, Archnet Director from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), has been with Archnet since the beginning. In 1998, while heading up the Education Program, he was there when His Highness the Aga Khan, on a visit to MIT, expressed his contentment with the fruits of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture […]

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The libraries of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Search, Visit, Research, Explore

Resources for teaching and studying architecture during COVID-19 closures

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, many educational institutions are moving classes online, a development that is very likely to accelerate the growth of online education and the need for open access pedagogical materials. If you are an educator who has to move your teaching about architecture, urbanism, or other aspects of the built environment online, Archnet resources may be helpful to you.

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Check out this early 20th-c view of the courtyard in the Madrasa al-Bu'inaniya in Fes, Morocco. It is from a collection of postcard proofs, all depicting the city of Fes: http://archnet.org/collections/25 The madrasa was built by the Marinid dynasty that ruled most of what is today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and even some territory on the southern tip of Spain.  See the Archnet timeline: http://archnet.org/timelines/48/period/Marinid/year/1350

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A theme song for these strange days!  

Listen/purchase: All In It Together by Mavis Staples

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Happy Earth Day! https://buff.ly/2Kgr5wx The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme https://buff.ly/3cox9iz plays an important role in bringing environmental awareness to the world's cities. How many of these gardens and parks can you identify? Hint (not in order) Kabul, Cairo, Bamako, Zanzibar, and Khorog. #EarthDay #IslamicGarden #Archnet

International Mother Earth Day | United Nations

Mother Earth (or Mother Nature) is a common personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by emb

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Winners of the A3-Archnet Prize for Writing on African Architecture Announced

MIT Libraries

The libraries of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Search, Visit, Research, Explore

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Rifat Chadirji, one of the “most influential shapers of modern Baghdad,” dead at 93

MIT Libraries

The libraries of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Search, Visit, Research, Explore

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First bike ride around Wellesley this year.