Visual Analysis of Omdurman Residential Architecture

ISBN-13: 9783659520006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 292 str.

Sanad Ehab

Opis

In Architecture, visual perception represents the communication between observers and buildings. In this Book, perceptual concepts has been used to perform a quantitative analysis for visual identity and form character. Omdurman has been chosen as a case study for its importance as the cultural heart of Sudan. The traditional residential architecture of Omdurman (especially mud Architecture) represents the local architecture in the region. A mathematical model has been applied to judge the visual performance using logarithmic equations to precisely calculate visual forces in the field of view for the samples, using the results as a guide to develop the visual relationship of form elements maintaining the local visual identity. The major objective was to present the magnificence of the hidden visual values, and the uniqueness of Sudanese architecture represented in the houses of Omdurman and the way they fit in their surrounding environment.

O autorze

An Architect Graduated in the University of Khartoum (2003), received the Master of Science Degree in Architecture (2010) at the University of Khartoum, and obtained both academic and professional experience in the field of architectural design and construction. Currently a Lecturer at Qassim University. Born and lived in Sudan, the heart of Africa