"Until 1986, the farmhouse al-'Udhaibat was a tumbledown, neglected mud-brick ruin, no different from many other such old buildings which have survived in Saudi Arabia. It was unmaintained and-- as all buildings of sun-dried mud will, if left-- was quietly sliding into oblivion. The restoration of this farmhouse developed into a complex project, with important implications for rural housing and the place of traditional materials in modern building. Al-'Udhaibat has become a source of inspiration for the new generation of Saudi architects."
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Back to earth: adobe building in Saudi Arabia
1997, Al-Turath in association with the London Centre of Arab Studies
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1900404133 9781900404136
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.
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