A RESEARCH ON THE USE OF OTTOMAN-ISLAMIC HERITAGE AS A CONSUMPTION OBJECT IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE

The Islamic heritage contains a rich cultural diversity with residential and public buildings such as traditional houses, mosques, palaces, and caravanserais that belong to the Ottoman Empire period. The character of the Islamic tradition is reflected in the environment-form-space organizations and construction techniques of these buildings. But today, the influence of the Islamic heritage has begun to be represented with the dominance of consumption-oriented culture and technology. The references taken from the architecture influenced by Islam are reduced to pure visuality and fashion. Especially, Ottoman architecture and its traditional elements become consumption objects that put visuality in the foreground in contemporary design practices. The Ottoman-Islamic heritage is referenced by imitating traditional buildings’ facades or copying structural elements. These new buildings produced with today’s technologies under the name of continuity of historical culture aim to fulfill the demands of the capitalist economy rather than conveying the essence of design. The study criticizes the transformation of Ottoman-Islamic architecture’s authenticity into “looking/pretending authentic” as a theme. In this context, this study discusses the Ottoman-Islamic heritage has become an object of consumption through a variety of examples that are located in Turkey such as hotels, shopping centers, residential buildings.

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Bilingual Heaven: Was There a Distinct Persianate Islam in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire?

Philological Encounters ◽

10.1163/24519197-bja10013 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1-2) ◽

pp. 214-241

Author(s):

Aslıhan Gürbüzel

Keyword(s):

Seventeenth Century ◽

Early Modern ◽

Ottoman Empire ◽

The Other ◽

Reform Movement ◽

Sacred Text ◽

Native Languages ◽

Islamic Tradition ◽

Legal Discourses ◽

Other World

Abstract What is the language of heaven? Is Arabic the only language allowed in the eternal world of the virtuous, or will Muslims continue to speak their native languages in the other world? While learned scholars debated the language of heaven since the early days of Islam, the question gained renewed vigor in seventeenth century Istanbul against the background of a puritan reform movement which criticized the usage of Persian and the Persianate canon as sacred text. In response, Mevlevī authors argued for the discursive authority of the Persianate mystical canon in Islamic tradition (sunna). Focusing on this debate, this article argues that early modern Ottoman authors recognized non-legal discourses as integral and constitutive parts of the Islamic tradition. By adopting the imagery of bilingual heaven, they conceptualized Islamic tradition as a diverse discursive tradition. Alongside diversity, another important feature of Persianate Islam was a positive propensity towards innovations.

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Analysis of repair works to remove the effects of structural failure after a gas explosion

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201928402002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 284 ◽

pp. 02002

Author(s):

Aleksandra Bąk ◽

Ryszard Chmielewski

Keyword(s):

Residential Buildings ◽

Residential Building ◽

Technical Condition ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Structural Failure ◽

Gas Explosion ◽

Gas Explosions ◽

Construction Supervision ◽

Bearing Structure ◽

Construction Works

The article presents the issues of repair works in a multi-family residential building, whose structural and non – structural elements have been damaged and destroyed by a gas explosion and the fire. Gas explosions in residential buildings constitute a small percentage of the total number of building disasters, however, due to the relatively large number of injured people, these incidents are very dangerous [1]. Moreover, the gas explosion often leads to significant material losses and fatalities. Proper assessment of the load-bearing structure after such incident requires an extensive knowledge of the behaviour of structures. The first authority, that issues a decision regarding further use is Construction Supervision Inspector. Until the demolition of the object is ordered, the next step is to provide expert report made by an authorized construction expert, whose aim is to assess the technical condition of the elements of the structure and to determine the scope of necessary repair works. Construction expert, who give such opinion during the assessment of objects immediately after such incident, often has limited access to structural elements, moreover these elements often are covered. Hence, the recommendations contained in these reports often do not include all of required construction works.

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Accelerating Energy Renovation Solution for Zero Energy Buildings and Neighbourhoods—The Experience of the RenoZEB Project

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019020001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michele Vavallo ◽

Marco Arnesano ◽

Gian Marco Revel ◽

Asier Mediavilla ◽

Ane Ferreiro Sistiaga ◽

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Keyword(s):

Residential Buildings ◽

Energy Performance ◽

European Level ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Building Stock ◽

Existing Building ◽

A Value ◽

Key Factor ◽

New Buildings

Buildings are the key factor to transform cities and to contribute to recent European energy efficiency objectives for 2030 and long-term 2050. New buildings account to only 1–2% annually. Yet, ninety percent of the existing building stock in Europe was built before 1990, it is therefore necessary to promote their energy renovation to achieve the set objectives. Renovation solutions are available on the market, yet a wrong implementation and integration due to a lack of knowledge neither maximizes the energy performance of the post-retrofitting nor the financial optimisation and viability of the projects. This paper presents research on a plug & play, modular, easy installable façade and ICT decision making technologies to provide affordable solutions in order to overcome those deep renovation barriers. The paper sets out by defining a value framework that can be applied by real estate investors for making better retrofitting decisions for residential buildings, through mapping targeted building typologies and investigating new building revalorisation strategies, new renovation concepts and KPIs for evaluation. Thereafter the paper presents the modular and easy-to-install façade system that is replicable and scalable at European level.

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Low Embodied Energy Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.650.13 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 650 ◽

pp. 13-20

Author(s):

Ashok Kumar ◽

P.S. Chani ◽

Rajesh Deoliya

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Building Materials ◽

Embodied Energy ◽

Energy Materials ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Comprehensive Literature Review ◽

Construction Techniques ◽

The World ◽

New Buildings ◽

Sustainable Building Materials

Construction industry is one of the largest consumers of the natural resources and responsible for substantial amount of CO2emission in the world. The purpose of this paper is to carry out comprehensive literature review on the low embodied energy materials and techniques used in the existing and / or new buildings in India. The paper also compares the conventional building materials and techniques, with alternative ones to assess their superiority. An investigation into the energy consumed by the building materials and techniques is computed to find out the embodied energy requirements to prove superiority of innovative construction techniques over traditional materials.

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The Profitability Analysis Of Enhancement Of Parameters Of The Thermal Insulation Of Building Partitions

Archives of Civil Engineering ◽

10.2478/ace-2014-0023 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 60 (3) ◽

pp. 335-347

Author(s):

A. Życzyńska ◽

T. Cholewa

Keyword(s):

Thermal Insulation ◽

Energy Savings ◽

Cooling System ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Building Envelope ◽

Existing Buildings ◽

Profitability Analysis ◽

Payback Time ◽

Technical Solutions ◽

New Buildings

Abstract The energy saving tendencies, in reference to residential buildings, can be recently seen in Europe and in the world. Therefore, there are a lot of studies being conducted aiming to find technical solutions in order to improve the energy efficiency of existing, modernized, and also new buildings. However, there are obligatory solutions and requirements, which must be implemented during designing stage of the building envelope and its heating/cooling system. They are gathered in the national regulations. The paper describes the process of raising the energy standard of buildings between 1974–2021 in Poland. Therefore, the objective of this study is to show energy savings, which can be generated by modernization of thermal insulation of partitions of existing buildings and by the use of different ways of heat supply. The calculations are made on the selected multi-family buildings located in Poland, with the assumption of a 15 years payback time. It is shown that it is not possible to cover the costs of the modernization works by the projected savings with the compliance to the assumption of 15 years payback time.

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Operational phase problems of prefabricated residential buildings on the example of the objects in the Lublin region

Budownictwo i Architektura ◽

10.35784/bud-arch.1726 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 007-014

Author(s):

Stanisław Fic ◽

Maciej Szeląg ◽

Andrzej Szewczak

Keyword(s):

Industrial Development ◽

Basic Problem ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Design Stage ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Effective Solution ◽

Surrounding Area ◽

Technical Problems ◽

Improper Use ◽

Operational Phase

Developed in Poland systems of prefabricated residential buildings provide an opportunity for an effective solution to the basic problem of the period of industrial development which was the lack of an adequate number of apartments. Unfortunately, the degree of realization of objectives due to numerous errors caused problems in the usage of made objects. The paper provides an overview of the basic causes of failures and defects in the prefabricated residential buildings, starting from the design stage, the conditions of transport, assembly of components and ending with negligence resulting from their improper use. The effects of neglect are shown in the examples of buildings from Lublin and the surrounding area as one of the most common technical problems. An analysis of the causes of the faults and their effects in the form of failure and damage of structural elements was shown.

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PERBAIKAN DAN PERKUATAN BANGUNAN SEDERHANA AKIBAT GEMPA

Educational Building ◽

10.24114/eb.v4i1.10044 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bambang Hadibroto ◽

Sahala Ronitua

Keyword(s):

Residential Buildings ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Literature Study ◽

Repair Work ◽

Final Project ◽

Roof Structure ◽

Earthquake Load ◽

Column Joint ◽

Materials Used ◽

Building Engineering

Bangunan yang sering rusak apabila gempa bumi terjadi adalah bangunan sederhana atau bangunan non-engineering. Bangunan non-engineered adalah bangunan yang umumnya merupakan bangunan penduduk, rumah tinggal, dan lain-lain yang kebanyakan didirikan oleh masyarakat biasa tanpa bantuan ahli struktur. Telah banyak bangunan yang rusak akibat gempa, Sehingga sangat dibutuhkan pengembangan metode perbaikan dan perkuatan struktur bangunan untuk memperbaiki dan memperkuat bangunan yang rusak akibat gempa. Titik-titik lemah bangunan yang merupakan titik-titik kegagalan bangunan akibat beban gempa, antara lain : join fondasi-kolom, join balok-kolom, dinding pasangan dan sistem struktur atap. Dibutuhkan perbaikan pada elemen-elemen tersebut untuk mengembalikan fungsinya seperti semula serta elemen-elemen tersebut sangat membutuhkan perkuatan sebelum terjadi gempa serta pendetailan penulangan yang akurat. Perbaikan dan perkuatan elemen struktur bangunan yang telah dikembangkan antara lain : perbaikan dinding retak dengan metode plesteran yang diperkuat kawat, melapisi elemen struktur bangunan dengan lapisan beton baru, penambahan tulangan dan lapisan beton pada elemen balok, kolom dan pelat, pembuatan jangkar pada setiap 6 lapis bata dan pembuatan kolom praktis pada dinding roboh serta perbaikan dan perkuatan pada rangka atap dan plafon. Material yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan pekerjaan perbaikan dan perkuatan bangunan sederhana akibat gempa adalah beton, baja tulangan, batu bata, bahan kimia (epoxy) untuk mempercepat proses pekerjaan serta bahan-bahan umum lainnya yang sering dijumpai dalam pelaksanaan pekerjaan kontruksi Kata Kunci : Bangunan Sederhana (Non-Engineering), Perkuatan, Perbaikan ABSTRACT Buildings are often damaged when the earthquake occurred is a simple building or non- building engineering . Non - engineered buildings are buildings that generally are residential buildings, houses, and others are mostly established by ordinary people without the help of expert structures. Final Project is made using the method of literature study , by collecting data from a variety of books , sources and journals related to the repair and retrofitting of buildings is simple due to the earthquak . Has many buildings damaged by the earthquake , so that the much needed development of repair methods and retrofitting structures to improve and strengthen the buildings damaged by the earthquake . Weak points of the building which is the failure points of the building due to earthquake load , among others : the join - column foundation , beam - column joint , and systems partner walls roof structure. Needed improvements to these elements to restore its original function as well as those elements in desperate need before the earthquake retrofitting and reinforcement detailing accurate . Repair and strengthening of structural elements of the building that have been developed include : repair cracked wall plaster reinforced with wire method , coating the structural elements of the building with a new layer of concrete ,reinforcement and the addition of a layer of concrete on the elements of beams, columns and plates , on the manufacture of each 6 -layer anchor brick and manufacture practical columns on the walls collapsed and the repair and reinforcement on the roof frame and the ceiling. Materials used in the execution of repair work and simple retrofitting buildings caused by the earthquake is concrete , reinforcing steel , bricks , chemicals ( epoxy ) to speed up the work process as well as other common ingredients that are often encountered in the implementation of the construction works.Keywords: building a simple (non - engineering), Rretrofitting, Repair

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On the issue of the influence of the Islamic tradition on the teachings of Baha’u’llah

Minbar Islamic Studies ◽

10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-2-235-244 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 235-244

Author(s):

Alexander V. Martynenko

Keyword(s):

Ottoman Empire ◽

Religious Community ◽

Methodological Aspect ◽

Islamic Tradition ◽

Xix Century ◽

Stated Problem

The article analyzes the influence of the Islamic tradition (doctrinal, cultural) on the religious community of the Bahá’ís, which borned in the Qajar Iran and was formed on the territory of the Ottoman Empire (Iraq, Palestine) in the second half of the XIX century. In the methodological aspect, the article is based on a civilizational approach that emphasizes the researcher’s attention to the sociocultural aspects of the stated problem. The following results were obtained during the study. First of all, the doctrinal influence of the Islamic (in particular, Shiite and Sufi) traditions on the doctrine of Bahá’u’lláh, which manifested itself in his works such as «Kitab-i-Igan» («The Book of Certitude») and «Haft Wadi» («The Seven Valleys»). In addition, the article traces the influence of the traditions of Islamic calligraphy on the work of Mishkin-Kalam (one of the closest adepts of Bahá’u’lláh). The main conclusion of the article is that the influence of Islam on the teachings and culture of the early Bahá’í community was quite significant.

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Making the Unwanted Visible: A Narrative on Abdülhamid Ii’s Ambitious Project for Yedikule Central Prison in Istanbul

Prostor ◽

10.31522/p.28.2(60).11 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (2 (60)) ◽

pp. 360-377

Author(s):

Ceren Katipoğlu Özmen ◽

Selahaddin Sezer

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Ottoman Empire ◽

Prison Reform ◽

Ottoman Architecture ◽

New Perspective

This study aims to investigate three architectural projects proposed for constructing a central prison inside the Yedikule Fortress in Istanbul during the end of the 19th c. Ottoman State assigned the famous architects of the era for this mission such as August Jasmund, Alexandre Vallaury, and Kemaleddin. The narration on the projects shows that there was a strong intention for constructing a central prison in the capital of Ottoman Empire as a sign of success for the overall penalty and prison reform that was one of the main goals for Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II (r. 1876-1909). The interpretation of these distinctive projects is significant since this interpretation helps us both to understand the transformation of the criminal justice spaces of the Ottoman Empire and to provide a new perspective for reading 19th c. Ottoman architecture.

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Glulam beams reinforced with FRP strips and their application in architecture

Spatium ◽

10.2298/spat1432001s ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Radivoj Solarov ◽

Milan Glisic

Keyword(s):

Cost Efficiency ◽

Software Package ◽

Static Load ◽

Original Research ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Pure Bending ◽

Load Bearing Capacity ◽

Fem Model ◽

Frp Strips ◽

New Buildings

This paper emphasizes the advantage of using carbon polymers while producing and strengthening glulam beams. Due to advanced research carried out in this field, the first application of carbon polymers based products was implemented in Western countries. Structural elements containing carbon polymers, or being reinforced by them, show higher resistance and durability properties, as well as the ability to be produced in various shapes. These features can find best application in architecture so the architects? imagination in design could be realized. Many attractive buildings were constructed over the last decade, each of them showing exceptional safety, resistance to atmospheric influences, durability and cost-efficiency. Beside application of carbon polymers in the construction of new buildings, they are even more important in the field of historic heritage restoration. The original research carried out on ten samples in the laboratory is presented in the second part of the paper. Position of the reinforcement on the samples was chosen as it would be done in practical retrofit cases. Deformations of the samples exposed to pure bending were measured, so their behaviour in the elastic range could be analysed based on the results. Measured results were compared to those calculated by using FEM model, developed with software package AxisVM. Based on performed analysis, the conclusion was made that by strengthening timber glulam beams with FRP strips, the simple and efficient static load bearing capacity upgrade is gained.

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