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Original colour illustrated wraps 23x31cm. Printed by the Royal Commission Printshop Operations Group, Jubail. 54pp illustrated throughout with colour photos including royal portraits, the locations and details, and b/w architectural drawings. Very good. Extremely rare, with just 1 location on Worldcat (Canberra Islamic Centre), not recorded on Jisc. Jubail Industrial City was established in Eastern Province in 1975 to accommodate industrial complexes, major harbour and port facilities, and is a significant contributor to the Saudi economy. As Chair of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, King Fahd urged planners and designers to incorporate Islamic architecture in the construction of both cities. The style in considered new, blending modern with various Arab and Islamic styles developed over the course of history: "The new architectural style is most impressive to visitors and the object of intense interest to both professional architects and artists". This work illustrates the various types of Islamic styles at Jubail. It opens with a history and description of Islamic features (courtyards, arches, mihrab, domes, towers and walls, minarets, walls and parapets, ornamentation, mosaic, mashrabiyah, muqarnas, arabesques). This is followed by sections on the Royal Commission building, its separate HR Development Institute, residential areas (Haii al-Lulu, Haii al-Huwaylat, Haii al-Fanateer), Commercial Centres (Al-Huwaylat, Al-Fanateer), various administrative buildings (for SADAF, KEMYA and SHARQ), private companies, and mosques (Friday and neighbourhood mosques at Haii al-Fanateer, Friday and other mosques in the Support Industry Area, and the mosque in the HR Development Institute). Seller Inventory # 4792
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