The Urban Role of Iconic Buildings in Intermediate Cities: Mansoura City as a Case Study. | ||||
| MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 39, Issue 4, December 2014, Page 11-28 PDF (1.75 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Studies | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfemu.2020.102866 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Ahmad Salah El-Din Mohammad* 1; Alaa Mohamed El-Eashy2; Mohammed Taha Alazab3 | ||||
| 1Lecturer at Architectural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Faculty of Engineering , Mansoura | ||||
| 2Department of Architecture Faculty of Engineering – Mansoura University | ||||
| 3Professor of architecture, Mansura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Architecture reflects culture of society through traditions and value, So Buildings specially Iconic Buildings connect people with its region “ Iconic Buildings tell us where we are “, The world seven wonders became Icons due to the value and the meanings they carry and also for their individual form , “ Icons may not were built to be Icons but it remains in people’s memory “ In spite of the great value of Iconic buildings they suffer structure deterioration and negligence that represent the research goals adding to some cities compete in building mega structures as iconic buildings and using examples that don’t express the culture and heritage of the place . So the research aims to study the iconic buildings in Intermediate cities and its role in the urban fabric. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Iconic Buildings; Symbols and Intermediate Cities | ||||
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