| dc.contributor.advisor | Stanford Anderson. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Al-Harithy, Howyda N. (Howyda Nawaf) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | f-ua--- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-05T13:51:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-05T13:51:46Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1987 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71061 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis is an application of AI Jurjani's -- a Persian scholar-literary theories as a method for the critical analysis of architectural meaning. The study is based on the understanding of architecture as a mode of communication, and aimed at examining architectural meaning in general, and the metaphorical content in particular. The process is initiated by studying the literary theories of AI Jurjani. It is followed by investigating the analogies between literature and architecture, and establishing a foundation for the analogy proposed by this thesis. The application of AI Jurjani's theories is manifested and examined through the analysis of the case study: Sultan Hasan complex in Cairo. The analysis is mainly concerned with the meanings conveyed by the building, and the different means by which they are achieved. The specific case study leads to a more general scope of issues concerning architectural meaning which are presented in the conclusion. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Howyda N. Al-Harithy. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | [i], iii, 67 leaves | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.title | Architectural form and meaning in light of Al Jurjani's literary theories | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Al Jurjani's literary theories, Architectural form and meaning in light of | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.S. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 16972437 | en_US |
