The proportions code and the environmental aspects as a design generator for the minarets in Cairo of the Mamluks

Joint Authors

al-Zahrani, Abd Allah Musa
Jabir, Ahmad Ali Ahmad

Source

Journal of Engineering Research

Publisher

Tanta University Faculty of Engineering

Publication Date

2022-10-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Civil Engineering
Architecture Engineering

Topics

• Architectural design
• Mamluks (1250-1517)
• Cairo
• Environmental aspects
• Minarets

English Abstract

One of the logic approaches to improve the contemporary design criteria of the Minarets understands the design methods of the built Minarets of Mamluks.

to demonstrate how the geometrical proportions and environmental aspects played the role of design generator which remained the backbone of the process of “designing” a geometrical analysis of various designs of Mamluk Minarets were presented by concentrating on the derivation process of the design idea.

by geometric morphological analysis of 20 Minarets a not fixed certain proportional relationships were found.

the study depended on analyzing the proportions of the geometric shapes and the Minarets heights in relation to the whole composition to suggest the proportions code and the environmental principles, which may be considered as the inherent design method that govern the design of the Minarets in Cairo of the Mamluks.

the research reached to suggest a design generative technique ; this technique is a combination of architectural grammar which can be understood as a bundle design principle which formulate a design guideline.

this technique illustrates how Mamluk architects proceeded to apply the proportions code and environmental principles to the practical problem of Minarets design, the research name it ‘unwritten design method, which is orderly and methodical arrangement of proportions to produce the Minarets design.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-1454578

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