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International Journal of Islamic Architecture 13.2 is out now! Special Issue

Intellect is pleased to announce that International Journal of Islamic Architecture 13.2 is out now!

Special Issue: ‘Climate Change and the Built Environment in the Islamic World’

This special issue of IJIA focuses on the impact of the current climate crisis on built environments in the Islamic world. Covering a diverse number of chronological and geographical contexts, the articles herein consider the effects of climate change on structured landscapes through the lenses of material, design, and architectural practice.

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-islamic-architecture

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) publishes peer-reviewed articles on the urban design, architecture and landscape architecture of the historic Islamic world, encompassing the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, but also the more recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions. The main emphasis is on the detailed analysis of the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of architecture.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI).

Issue 13.2

Editorial

Theorizing Climate Change and the Built Environment in the Islamic World

MICHELLE APOTSOS

Design in Theory Articles

Reinventing Sacred Ground Amidst Natural Disaster: The Holy Islamic Tomb in Seventeenth-Century Quanzhou

SYLVIA WU

The Last Grand Külliye of Istanbul: The Yeni Valide Mosque Complex and the Little Ice Age

ONUR ÖZTÜRK

‘Architectural Design for Procuring Thermal Comfort’: Hassan Fathy, Nubia, and Desert Building

NANCY Y. REYNOLDS