Indian Ocean Islamic Trade and its Impact on Architecture The project focuses on an often overlooked but important aspect of Islamic culture: impact of trade and economic activities and exchange on Indian Ocean architecture and urbanism. The spread of Islamic culture had relied heavily on trans-national cosmopolitanism that emerged from mainly mercantile exchange along the…
Inclusive, Sustainable, Innovative: Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 & ArCHIAM 10-years celebration Over the years, the University of Liverpool’s ArCHIAM Research Centre has worked closely with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, leading several education and research projects, and more recently, being associated with the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture award ceremony in…
The Ecology of Ceramic Vessels in Coastal Architectural Heritage (ECCAH) The project focuses on two interconnected maritime regions – the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean – with the aim to understand how architectural surfaces featuring immured porcelain and ceramic vessels, originally intended for everyday use, and their contexts can tell a more nuanced story of…
Abanindranath Tagore Garden House in Konnagar: A Virtual Museum The Abanindranath Tagore Garden House in Konnagar, near Kolkata, is a typical 19th century Bengali riverside garden house (bagan-bari) overlooking the Hooghly River. The heritage site is linked to the internationally renowned artist Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), who spent formative time as a child at the Konnagar…
Harat al-Bilad, Manah: A Virtual Exhibition Status Completed (2022) Type Virtual Exhibition Location 22°47’15.07″N 57°35’56.25″E Manah Funder University of Liverpool About the project The Harat al-Bilad, Manah Virtual Exhibition showcases the heritage of the historic oasis settlement (harah) of al-Bilad in Manah oasis, central Oman. The settlement is a fine example of fortified town on…
Development of pedagogic material for AKTC The ongoing collaboration between ArCHIAM and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme consists of three seasons of lectures prepared on the Architecture and Urban Planning of the Islamic World. The material presented in these lectures was collected from different archival sources, mainly the AKTC and related agencies of…
Rehabilitation, Reuse and Restoration of Traditional Structures and Open Space at Misfat al-Abriyin This project is part of a starter-programme at the village of Misfat al-Abriyin in Wilayat al-Hamra, which is intended to implement a Heritage and Tourism Development Plan (HTDP) commissioned by Ministry of Tourism Oman in 2014 and delivered in 2015 by the…
Raising awareness of Oman’s history and cultural heritage In July 2019, two children workshops were held at the National Museum of Oman. The workshops were attended by school children between the age of 7 and 17 years old, as part of the National Museum’s Learning Centre activities and were focused on the content of the…
Restoring, Recording and Inventorying the Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of the M’Hamid Oasis, Morocco M’Hamid, the most remote in the Draa Valley, Southern Morocco, features one of the best preserved examples of ksour, vernacular earthen settlements surrounded by high defensive walls and reinforced by corner towers. Ouled Youssef offers a complete panorama of traditional…
The Gulf Architecture Project (GAP) Status Completed (2020) Type Digitisation and Research Location Qatar Arabian Peninsula Partner Qatar National Library Funder Qatar Foundation About the project Qatar National Library, in association with ArCHIAM Centre at the University of Liverpool, has launched the Gulf Architecture Project (GAP) in collaboration with local and international partners to create a…