PublicationsChinese porcelains and the decorations of Omani mihrabs Goffriller, M. S., Hongjiao, M., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Henderson, J., 2015. Chinese porcelains and the decorations of Omani mihrabs. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 45, pp.123-138. Abstract This paper explores the history of the Chinese porcelain trade in Oman with the aim of gauging the…
PublicationsTraces of Buddhist architecture in Gupta and post-Gupta Bengal: Evidence from inscriptions and literature Bandyopadhyay, S., Reza, M. H., & Mowla, Q. A., 2015. Traces of Buddhist architecture in Gupta and post-Gupta Bengal: Evidence from inscriptions and literature. Journal of Eurasian Studies, 7(3), pp.9-19. Abstract This paper discusses the development of Buddhism in Bengal during…
PublicationsHarat al-Gila: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., et al., 2014. Harat al-Gila: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Summary This Documentation and Heritage Management Plan is concerned with the diminutive and difficult to reach mountain settlement of Harat al-Gila and its environs.The document builds upon the fieldwork documentation…
PublicationsHarat as-Saybani, Birkat al-Mawz Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., et al., 2011. Birkat al-Mawz Oasis World Heritage Site (Aflaj Irrigation System), Dakhiliyah Governorate: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Harat as-Saybani. Summary This final report builds on the preliminary fieldwork and interim Master Plan report submitted in…
PublicationsHarat al-Hujra, Fanja Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., Goffriller, M. S., & Reza, H., et al., 2013. Harat al-Hujra, Fanja Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Summary This Heritage Management Plan for the settlement of al-Hujra in the oasis of Fanja builds upon the extensive fieldwork…
PublicationsHarat as-Sulayf, Ibri Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., Goffriller, M. S., Reza, H., et al., 2013. Harat as-Sulayf, ‘Ibri Oasis, Dakhiliyah Governorate: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Summary This Heritage Management Plan builds on the extensive fieldwork documentation carried out on site and on the experiences…
PublicationsBahla Fort and Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., Goffriller, M., et al., 2013. Bahla Fort and Oasis World Heritage Site, Dakhiliyah Governorate: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Summary This Heritage Management Plan for the settlement of al-Aqr in Bāhla builds on the extensive fieldwork documentation carried out on…
PublicationsHarat al-Yemen, Izki Oasis: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan Bandyopadhyay, S., Quattrone, G., Goffriller, M., & Reza, H., et al., 2012. Harat al-Yemen, Izki Oasis, Dakhiliyah Governorate: Documentation and Heritage Management and Development Plan. Summary This final report builds on the preliminary fieldwork and interim Master Plan report submitted in April and May…
PublicationsThe Territories of Identity: Architecture in the Age of Evolving Globalization Bandyopadhyay, S., & Montiel, G. G., 2013. The Territories of Identity: Architecture in the Age of Evolving Globalization. Abingdon: Routledge. About the Book The expedited globalised process of exchange and new forms of cultural production have transformed old established notions of identity, calling into…
PublicationsChanging communities and discarded landscapes. Strategies and methods towards new life cycles for Omani traditional oasis environments Quattrone, G. & Bandyopadhyay, S., 2013. Changing communities and discarded landscapes. Strategies and methods towards new life cycles for Omani traditional oasis environments. Planum. The Journal of Urbanism, 27(2) Abstract Following Oman’s post-1970 rapid modernization and the flourishing…