Designed by a famed French architect, built under Saddam Hussein and then forgotten: this is the fate of a gym in Baghdad, which Iraq is seeking, with the help of France, to restore to its former fame. Duration: 01:53
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BAGHDAD / IRAQ HOUSING PROJECT ANIMATION
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howtoarchitect.com www.powhow.com Learn with Doug via LIVE Webcam Classes at Powhow.com! Zaha Hadid is perhaps the most celebrated living female architect of our time. Her work is influenced by the early Russian Avant-Garde movement. Watch to see a variety of her work.
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Project for the US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq Eric Rothfeder Featured in Bidoun Issue #12: Projects During the construction of the US Embassy in Moscow, American intelligence discovered a complex system of listening devices placed within the building's concrete structure by their Soviet counterparts. After numerous, unsuccessful attempts to neutralize this threat, it was decided that the building remain unfinished. Construction was only resumed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This nearly forgotten history suggests that the embassy, like the concert hall, is an architectural acoustic instrument. Its "performance" is determined by the control and regulation of sound. The soundscape of the typical embassy is characterized by the restriction of sound through the use of insulating walls, ceilings and floors. In this highly regulated environment there is little opportunity to experience sound that is uncontrolled or accidental. It is ironic that in the embassy, the architectural interface between two countries, the aural experience is defined by isolation and separation. This US Embassy in Iraq radically rethinks the acoustic conditions of its design and program. Highly classified and restricted rooms are placed next to the embassy's most open and public spaces. But no wall is silent. Every surface filters, leaks, transmits and distorts sound. Ventilation ducts are "poorly" designed so that they transport sound from one space to another. A diplomat can hear the unfiltered ...
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War has destroyed much of Iraq's architectural heritage, and those who seek to preserve or restore what remains face their own battles. Often property owners simply want to knock down protected buildings, or transform them into more profitable venues like factories and apartment blocks. For historic preservationists, it's a race to save a reminder of the country's richer past. Duration: 02:12
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Terror suspects in America could be held in prison indefinitely - without charge or trial. That's if the Senate passes a controversial bill which has already been signed off by the White House and the House of Representatives. The military will be able to take custody of alleged terrorists virtually without question. Critics say it would be a stark violation of human rights. The White House initially objected to the bill, but later changed its mind. John Glaser from Antiwar.com thinks the administration is indulging in smoke and mirrors.
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Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
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In April 2009, Dr. Brian Rose, Deputy Director of the Penn Museum was invited by the State Department to help coordinate cultural preservation efforts in Iraq. Along with a team of army specialists and other cultural experts, Dr. Rose visited several cultural heritage sites across the country that experienced significant damage during the recent wars. Among these sites was the ancient city of Ur, known as the cradle of civilization and the site of the biblical Garden of Eden. Here, we are guided through the Ziggurat of Ur built by Ur-Nammu in 2100 BCE. The site is also said to be the birthplace of the biblical Abraham although there is no archaeological evidence to support this claim. In 2000, Saddam Hussein built a modern "House of Abraham" out of cement in hopes that the Pope would visit on the Anniversary year of the Vatican. The Pope, however, did not come. Dr. Rose filmed Guide Dhaif Munsen as he revealed some of the facts about the site from its ancient past to recent attempts at renovation and interpretation. Dhaif Munsen's grandfather worked a the excavation site with Sir Leonard Woolley in 1922. The group also tours the site of the Great Death Pit at the Royal Cemetery of Ur dating from 2500BCE. The site, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley in 1922, yielded the an extraordinary cache of gold and cultural artifacts as well as a dramatic story of human sacrifice. The materials he found, including the headdress of Queen Pu-Abi and a bull-shaped lyre and are the ...
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A silent color film sequence of the Kazmain Shrines, Baghdad, Iraq from 1956. This sequence is from amateur filmmaker John W. Rowe's travelogue of a car rally between Geneva, Switzerland and Bombay, India. This footage was previously mis-identified as being the the Al-Askari Mosque (also known as the Golden Mosque) in Samarra, Iraq. Thanks to viewers for leaving comments and correctly identifying the location. The film clip is from the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution collection of historical moving images. siris-archives.si.edu
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Our current Commander in Chief invaded Iraq without all the troops the generals in the Pentagon had wanted. The 4th Infantry, America's most lethal and modern overland division was sent, but Bush declared war leaving them behind. The troop shortage resulted in the tragedy of Al Qaqaa where hundreds of tons of high explosives were stolen and are being used to make IED's today. Larry Bailey of bootmurtha.com refers to this as one of the stupid mistakes in Iraq he is against.
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Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
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Garden of Eden was here, this place represents the childhood of the world. every thing started here, agriculture, crafts, religion, art, food cooking, clothing, architecture..... even life started here.
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President Obama had announced that all US troops would be leaving Iraq at the end of 2011. But according to a New York Times report, we're not minimizing our presence in the region at all, instead reportedly the Obama administration is going to bolster the American military presence in the Persian gulf by sending more troops to Kuwait, and fostering a new "security architecture" as they're calling it. Find out what this installs. Former CIA officer Jack Rice joins the show.
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Mesopotamia, History, Culture, Sculptures, Murals, Inventions, World, Akkad, Music, writing, Wheel, Sport, Agriculture,Hunting, Weapons, Assyria, Babylon, Sumerian, Art, Music, Creations, Cities, irrigation, Rulers, Kings, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, games, Wars, Peace, Religions, Big Bang, Doomsday.
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Islamic architecture have always been ordered repetition, radiating structures, and rhythmic, metric patterns. In this respect, fractal geometry has been a key utility, especially for mosques and palaces. Other significant features employed as motifs include columns, piers and arches, organized and interwoven with alternating sequences of niches and colonnettes. The role of domes in Islamic architecture has been considerable. Its usage spans centuries, first appearing in 691 with the construction of the Dome of the Rock mosque, and recurring even up until the 17th century with the Taj Mahal. And as late as the 19th century, Islamic domes had been incorporated into Western architecture.
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it is a show about the islamic civilization in europe
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