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Ronald B. Lewcock. Abed, Jamal H Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture a-sy--- 2011-05-23T17:42:38Z 2011-05-23T17:42:38Z 1988 1988 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62895 19054825 Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. Bibliography: leaves 160-165. Traditional building trades and crafts made a major contribution to the quality and the character of architecture in the past. The advent of industrialization in the name of modernization eclipsed these building trades and crafts and caused rapid changes of the urban character as well as of the architectural components, resulting in an alienation of the society from the contemporary environment. Basing the thesis on my study in Syria, I have looked at how the technological development in the region, changes in the socioeconomic conditions and the present aesthetic attitudes are affecting favorably or unfavorably these traditional building trades and crafts in all three levels-- men, processes, and products. The thesis undertook to examine the revival of these traditional building trades and crafts as a potential solution to estrangement in architecture, to look at the feasibility of the return of these crafts to contemporary architectural production, and to study the nature of a reconciled relationship between the two realms of production. by Jamil H. Abed. M.S. 165 leaves eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Architecture. Traditional building trades and crafts in changing socio-economic realities and present aesthetic values : case studies in Syria Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="8772bb7b-f978-4222-a933-5f4ccc2f81eb"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Traditional building trades and crafts in changing socio-economic realities and present aesthetic values : case studies in Syria</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>1988</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Abed, Jamal H</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Architecture.</Keyword> <Abstract>Traditional building trades and crafts made a major contribution to the quality and the character of architecture in the past. The advent of industrialization in the name of modernization eclipsed these building trades and crafts and caused rapid changes of the urban character as well as of the architectural components, resulting in an alienation of the society from the contemporary environment. Basing the thesis on my study in Syria, I have looked at how the technological development in the region, changes in the socioeconomic conditions and the present aesthetic attitudes are affecting favorably or unfavorably these traditional building trades and crafts in all three levels-- men, processes, and products. The thesis undertook to examine the revival of these traditional building trades and crafts as a potential solution to estrangement in architecture, to look at the feasibility of the return of these crafts to contemporary architectural production, and to study the nature of a reconciled relationship between the two realms of production.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>