Islamic Heritage Architecture 2016

The Islamic Heritage Architecture 2016 covers topics such as:

• Archaeological studies
• Architectural heritage
• The Islamic urban environment
• Historical aspects
• Mausolea
• Mosques and minarets
• Citadels and fortifications
• Schools
• Markets and public spaces
• Baths and caravansereis
• Houses and gardens
• Palaces
• Cisterns and qunats
• Bridges and dams
• Irrigation systems
• Earth-sheltered architecture
• Arches and vaults
• Climate adaptability
• Wind and water mills
• Wind towers
• Double shell dome
• Domes and squinches
• The use of light
• Geometry and orientation
• Vernacular architecture
• Design and nature
• Masonry and mortars
• Construction materials
• Metals
• Wood and wooden roofs
• Stone including roofs
• Tiles
• Structural analysis
• Adobe constructions
• Calligraphy, painting and patterns
• Earthquake resistant structures
• Structural rehabilitation
• Architectural conservation
• Data and documentation
• Repairs and maintenance
• Oman and Eastern Saudi Arabian architecture
• Risk assessment and management
• The central Gulf (Bahranian and Qatar)
• The upper Gulf (Kuwait and Basra)
• The Persian coast and islands
• The lower Gulf architecture
• Classical Ottoman architecture
• The Trucial coast (Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Northern Emirates)
• Turkish architecture in the 18th and 19th centuries
• Ottoman Istanbul
• The Baltic and Caspian Sea legacy
• The Balkans legacy
• Islamic architecture in China
• Islamic architecture along the Silk Road
• Afghanistan
• Other Eastern countries
• Architecture in Malaysia and Indonesia
• Islamic architecture in the ex Soviet republics
• Islamic architecture in El Andalus and other Spanish regions
• The Indian continent
• The Mediterranean region
• Influence in the Americas
• New cities and the search for authenticity
• The East African coast