Bangkok’s lost heritage
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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August 23, 2023
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, DESIGNERS, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, House, Planning, Sustainable, Traditional
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Driving last week end through Bangkok old China town roads, I couldn’t help wonder like so many other times, why is nothing being done to preserve the old traditional buildings in this area? It’s heart breaking, some real gems are left to complete disrepair and neglect! I understand that restoration and preservation of traditional buildings can be a very expensive …
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WaterWorld
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 15, 2013
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Sustainability
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architecture, Building, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, Design and Innovation, DESIGNERS, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, environment, FENN DESIGNERS, Land Reclamation, Rising Sea Levels, Singapore, Sinking Cities, Sustainable, Waterfront Development
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For Centuries human settlements developed and expanded near waterfronts. When roads were primitive, rivers were the highways for people and goods transportation. No wonder most of the world greatest cities are built along major rivers and seashores. Bangkok, London, Paris, Venice, like many others waterfront cities have developed over the centuries to become major metropolitan thanks to their access to …
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Bangkok lost heritage, what’s next?
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 22, 2012
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, DESIGNERS, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, Planning, Sustainability, Traditional House
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Well as promised at my last article, I did some research, not anything in great depth but enough to see what strategies and financing models have been used to salvage architectural heritage in various places across the world. The first one I came across and which has a record of successful applications is; Tax Increment Financing (TIF), the most widely …
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Minimalism in Architecture, Origin, and Context
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 5, 2012
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Sustainability
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Algeria, architecture, architecture movement, Beni Isguen, Bou Noura, BREEAM, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, De Stijl, Design, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, El Atteuf, evolution, FENN DESIGNERS, Gharda'ia, historical buildings, Ibadites, Le Corbusier, Melika, Mies Van Der Rohe, minimalism, Planning, Sustainable, Traditional
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There are a lot of publications defining what minimalism is, when it started as an architecture movement and what influenced it. In general it is believed that minimalism is a 20th, 21st century movement that was influenced by Japanese architecture, Mies Van Der Rohe, De Stijl…etc It stands for pure forms, no decoration for …
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Impact from new Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Land Use
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Tarkoon Suwansukhum
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September 16, 2012
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Ponder
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architecture, Bangkok, BMA, Building, Building Code, construction, Design, FENN DESIGNERS, Land Use, Law, Master planning, Planning, Regulations, Zoning
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Since we had first BMA land use implemented in year 1992 until today, the law has been controlled use of land and size of building with public road width. BMA land use has split use of land to major activity, minor activity and prohibits activity. Building use that match to major activity has no control of public road width under …
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Only rich countries can aspire to develop green buildings
At our latest Lunch & Learn seminar, we were discussing Masdar Project in Abu Dhabi and all the technologies involved into making this “city laboratory” a carbon neutral city. One of our architects asked the question, “Does it mean only rich countries can aspire to developing green buildings?” To answer this question, I thought of our own design practice; we …
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