The document discusses several aspects of traditional Islamic architecture and urban planning principles, including the sphere of moral values that informed design, public-collective hierarchies, and respecting separation of male-female spaces through entrance placement. It also defines habous or waqf as religious foundations that allocate property long-term for charitable purposes like mosques and cannot be changed, and examines their impact on freezing buildings over time and provision of public services.
The document discusses several aspects of traditional Islamic architecture and urban planning principles, including the sphere of moral values that informed design, public-collective hierarchies, and respecting separation of male-female spaces through entrance placement. It also defines habous or waqf as religious foundations that allocate property long-term for charitable purposes like mosques and cannot be changed, and examines their impact on freezing buildings over time and provision of public services.
The document discusses several aspects of traditional Islamic architecture and urban planning principles, including the sphere of moral values that informed design, public-collective hierarchies, and respecting separation of male-female spaces through entrance placement. It also defines habous or waqf as religious foundations that allocate property long-term for charitable purposes like mosques and cannot be changed, and examines their impact on freezing buildings over time and provision of public services.
The sphere of moral values (Akhlaq)(simplicity, interaction with
Nature, etc.) its semiotics and its interpretations in architecture
Sbat and residential space. Between two walls . Public-collective hierarchy
Respect for others, separation of male-female spaces
. Non-facing entrances
Height limitation and number of levels
Treatment of exterior facades Habous and public facilities (The endowments (waqf)) d. The impact on the morphology of the city and urban architecture
a. The definition in Muslim law
The habous ,woqf is a religious foundation which arises from an act of chairity which consists of the allocation ,eternal or long- term of a property for the penefits of a charitable institution such as the orphanage , the hospital the medersa, the mosque In principle the waqf property once declared ,cannot change (demolished,transformed) Type of habous : The DHURRI (family) waqf The KHAIRI (public) waqf c. The impact on urban services and public utilities Its physical impact is manifested in the stagnation and freezing of building over time (waqf) become urban landmarks