Between East and West: A Gulf

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Hamed Bukhamseen & Ali Karimi / Civil Architecture

Between East and West: A Gulf looks towards the contested hydrography of the Arabian/Persian Gulf and proposes a new masterplan for the region.
In an area of physical, religious, and political division, the publication tells the story of the Gulf’s islands and the possibilities they hold for a joint territorial project.
Hundreds of islands dot the waters between the Arabian and Persian shores. An afterthought in the political maneuverings of their respective coasts, tell an alternative narrative to the one which drives conceptions of the region. They represent a possibility greater than spaces of political contestation and hesitant demarcation. These islands are the sites of identity in formation, places of experimentation and architectural invention. Their historical roles were as varied as places of leisure, spirituality, planning, war, exile, and health.

The book was an accompaniment to the third Kuwaiti participation at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2016 with a pavilion that shares the same title.

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Authors: Hamed Bukhamseen, Ali Karimi / Civil Architecture
Editor: Muneerah Alrabe
Size: 8.50 x 10.50 in. / 21,6 x 26,7 cm.
Pages: 240
Illustrations: Color
Cover: Soft cover
Publication date: April 2019
Published by: Actar Publishers
ISBN: English/Arabic 9781945150784
Price: 32€ / $34.95 / £30

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Authors	Hamed Bukhamseen, Ali Karimi / Civil Architecture
excerpt	Between East and West: A Gulf looks towards the contested hydrography of the Arabian/Persian Gulf and proposes a new masterplan for the region.

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