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Maya Haidar

Maya Haidar

Beirut, LB

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FINAL YEAR PROJECT THESIS: Into the Linguistic model in architecture: The Poetry of Geometry and the Geometry of "Classic Arabic" Poetry"

This thesis, ever since its conceptualization, has aimed to examine the linguistic paradigm as a valid architectural model. As such, the goal was to systematize the linguistic analogy and deal with architecture e not only as an analogue to language, but a language on its own, communicating ideas and messages to the ones experiencing it. The research was later narrowed down to a very relevant exemplifying genre that is “Classic Arabic” poetry. Hence, Design thesis II is an architecturizing (materialization and spatialization) of the poetry of geometry and the geometry of “Classic Arabic” poetry translating it into a full-fledged spatial experiential scheme that is an interpretation and an embodiment of the structuralist syntactic grammatical aspect of this type of poetry, which is governed by valid solid rules that have been utilized by Arabs ever since pre-Islamic times to assess how sound it is. As for the architectural dimensions of this spatial entity created, it is designed to complement its immediate site, at the confluence of the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, each a poetic stretch of water acting as two hemstitches of one verse, within its wider context, Iraq, where the golden age of poetry among other humanist fields were nurtured during the reign of the Abbasid Caliphate. Also, not only is the contextual aspect fulfilled in here, but all other dimensions, be them functional, tectonic, structural, and even the didactic performative aspect to engage visitors and act as a beacon of knowledge and a testimonial statement for the grandeur of this jewel of Arabic cultural identity and contributions to world culture and humanist heritage.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Basra, Iraq
My Role: Author of the project
Additional Credits: Advisor: The dean of the college of architecture and design at PU, Prof. Sinan Hassan

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