Talk
WHEN
December 7, 2014
6:30-8 PM
WHERE
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
WHO
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
Open to the Public
The Abu Dhabi Guide: Modern Architecture, 1968-1992 published by FIND, an NYUAD supported research project, documents thirty buildings through fieldwork, interviews, and archival work. This panel discussion features one of the guide’s authors, the guide’s editor, and the architect/author of Dubai: Behind an Urbanist Spectacle (Routledge 2010). Together they explore the little known modernist heritage of Abu Dhabi and address the complex issue of architectural preservation. They discuss how the city radically transformed over four decades, what modern influences resonate within its landscape, and which events and people helped shape our built environment.
Simultaneous Arabic interpretation is provided.
Pascal Menoret Editor, "Abu Dhabi Guide" (FIND, 2014); Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, NYUAD
Yasser Elsheshtawy Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University
Sherina Al Sowaidi Co-Author, "Abu Dhabi Guide" (FIND, 2014); NYUAD Sophomore, Major in Economics, Minor in Art History & Interactive Media, NYUAD
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