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Lonaard Magazine is a specialised peer-reviewed art and architecture periodical founded
in London by Dr Waleed Al Sayed and Dr Mashary Al Naim since 2008
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Nasser Rabbat is the Aga Khan Professor and the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT. An architect and a historian, his scholarly interests include the history and historiography of Islamic architecture, art, and cultures, urban history, and post-colonial criticism. In his research and teaching he presents architecture in ways that illuminate its interaction with culture and society and stress the role of human agency in shaping that interplay. Professor Rabbat has published more than 60 scholarly articles and book sections. His books include The Citadel of Cairo: A New Interpretation of Royal Mamluk Architecture (Leiden, 1995), Thaqafat al Bina’ wa Bina’ al-Thaqafa (The Culture of Building and Building Culture) (Beirut, 2002), Al-Mudun al-Mayyita: Durus min Madhih wa-Ru’an li-Mustaqbaliha (The Dead Cities: Lessons from its History and Views on its Future) (Damascus, 2010), Architecture As Social History: Building, Culture, and Politics in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (London, 2010), al-Naqd Iltizaman (Criticism as Commitment) (Beirut, 2010), and an edited book, The Courtyard House between Cultural Reference and Universal Relevance (London, 2010). He co-authored Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2001), and co-edited Making Cairo Medieval (Lantham, Md, 2005). A forthcoming book, L'art Islamique à la recherche d'une méthode historique, will be published by IFAO, Cairo, in 2012. Prof. Rabbat worked as an architect in Los Angeles and Damascus. He was a visiting professor at the EHESS, Paris (2009) and the University of Munich (2007). Among his honors are, The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship (2011-12), The American Research Center in Egypt Fellowships (2007-08, 1999-00 and 1988-89), the Chaire de l’Institut du Monde Arabe (2003), and The J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship (1993-94). He regularly contributes to a number of Arabic publications and serves on the boards of various cultural and educational organizations. He lectures extensively in the US and abroad, consults with international design firms on projects in the Middle East, and maintains several websites focused on Islamic architecture and urbanism. |
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