The Gulf Architecture Project (GAP) Status Completed (2020) Type Digitisation and Research Location Qatar Arabian Peninsula Partner Qatar National Library Funder Qatar Foundation About the project Qatar National Library, in association with ArCHIAM Centre at the University of Liverpool, has launched the Gulf Architecture Project (GAP) in collaboration with local and international partners to create a…
The Hugli River of Cultures Pilot Project, from Bandel to Barrackpore The focus of this project are the five former trading posts and garrison settlements up the Hugli river from the megacity of Kolkata. Together they form a uniquely rich heritage corridor which is only now sporadically becoming the focus of national and individual international…
Salut Museum Design Proposal Husn Salut is an archaeological site in close proximity to Jabreen in the Al Dakhiliyah region of Oman. Salut archaeological site is a home to an ancient fortified collection of ruins and fortifications, some of which date to over 3,000 years ago, and which offer important evidence of the development civilizations in the Arabic peninsula in the Bronze and…
The Bait as-Sail Rehabilitation and Restoration Project, Salalah, Oman Bait as-Sail is one of the grandest houses of Salalah, Oman, built by some of the community’s successful overseas traders. Spatially the merchants houses consisted or large compounds, which served more than just residential functions, but also housed part of the owner’s business. The ground floors were in most cases…
Recording and Documentation of Earthen Architectural Heritage of Morocco M’Hamid, the most remote in the Draa Valley, Southern Morocco, features one of the best preserved examples of ksour, vernacular earthen settlements surrounded by high defensive walls and reinforced by corner towers. Built on a fishbone pattern, ksour enclose tightly knit courtyard houses as well as…
The Mysore/Srirangapatna Heritage Documentation and Development Project Built by the rulers of the Ganga Dynasty in the 9th century, the Srirangapatna is today one the most important pilgrimage sites in southern India. In 1799 the city was witness to the so-called Siege of Seringapatam, which resulted in the East India Company’s final victory over the Kingdom…
Digitisation & Digital Collections Repository The theme of the digitised collections is architecture, architectural heritage, landscape and ethnography in South and South-West Asia. It includes a comprehensive range of architectural drawings (documentation, design and construction phases) as well as slides and photographs of distinct structures and cultural settings for the above regions. The material selected…
Documentation and Heritage Management Plan: Harat al-Wusta and Harat al-Gharbia, Salalah The city of Salalah, which is the capital of the Dhofar Governorate, is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about 1.5km inland from the beach-front, behind a long stretch of coconut palm oasis. Today the city occupies a sizeable stretch of territory…
Documentation and Heritage Management Plan: Mirbat, Dhofar Governorate The town of Mirbāt is located on the shores of the Arabian sea, on the north-eastern edge of the bay of Salalah, within the Governorate of Dhofar, southern Oman. While it is still one of the larger towns in the region it is second to Salalah, the…
Documentation, Heritage Management and Tourism Development Plan: Al-Hamra, Misfat Al-Abriyin The relatively small community of around 60 dwellings of Misfāt al-‘Abriyīn, clustered on the southern slopes of the Jabal al-Akhdar mountains, is of great value as a prime example of Oman’s vernacular architectural heritage and the inventiveness of its inhabitants in dealing with difficult terrain…