Talk
WHEN
January 31, 2016
6:30-8 PM
WHERE
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
WHO
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
Open to the Public
The environment of the UAE poses specific localized problems for builders and residents. Historic architecture pioneered solutions to these problems. A review of how, where, when, and why people built and lived here reveals opportunities for today's architects and designers who want sustainable design ideas that respond to local issues. One of the key factors for survival in the UAE prior to oil was an intimate and responsive relationship with the land and sea – a quality sometimes lost in modern design.
The speaker publishes journal articles about UAE architecture here http://rhawker.me/
Ron Hawker Independent Scholar
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
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