What is it about?
This paper is an attempt to define the concept of sustainability in the references of traditional Islamic architecture, in general and housing in particular, through a review of the relationship between man and the environment and its preservation within the Islamic perspective.
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Why is it important?
It is obvious to everyone the fact that the teachings of the Islamic religion include a lot of the principles of sustainability, which overlap with the social organization and behavior of the humanitarian community and are reflected on the production both at the level of urban planning standards for cities and urban agglomerations or the features of the traditional architecture.
Perspectives
The concept of sustainability or green architecture is not considered a new term, it is rather a concept embodied by the traditional architecture in different parts of the world since old ages via spontaneous and experimental compatibility. This compatibility is associated with the environment and with the efficient exploitation of the resources of the natural environment in accordance with the evolution of life and its means over the years.
Mrs Maryam Qays Oleiwi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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This page is a summary of: Green Architecture and Islamic Architecture: The Islamic Arabic City and the Traditional Islamic House, Applied Mechanics and Materials, March 2015, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.747.24.
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