THE IMPACT OF MODERNITY ON TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS IN BAGHDAD

Authors

  • Shahbaa Ahmed Ali Architectural Engineering Dept., Mustansiriyah University , Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • M. Tayfun Yildirim Department of Architecture, Architecture Faculty, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31272/jeasd.26.4.1

Keywords:

Traditional housing, modern housing, modernity, Baghdad houses

Abstract

This research traces the study of the development of traditional housing in Baghdad in terms of the internal changes of housing and the impact of modernity on them in AL Adhamiya area in the city of Baghdad.  where 6 houses from this area are selected as a non-comprehensive intentional sample to be studied, analyzed and compared to the rest of the pattern of the Modern residential period, based on detailed plans, pictures and illustrations. The main objective of this paper is to identify the process of transformation in the type, spatial and visual style of the houses through the application of comparative evaluation of different periods and to indicate the impact of modernity on the disruption or improvement of the houses in Baghdad in order to study the continuity of these patterns or ruptures among them. The conclusions are drawn to emphasize contemporary challenges.

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Published

2022-07-01

How to Cite

THE IMPACT OF MODERNITY ON TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS IN BAGHDAD. (2022). Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 26(4), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.31272/jeasd.26.4.1