Synopses & Reviews
Records a unique architectural tradition encompassing the greatest variety of styles in the Arabian peninsula. With the full flow of the oil economy came a wholesale rebuilding and expansion of Saudi Arabia's towns and cities. King defines and illustrates a vernacular tradition for each region.
Table of Contents
The background - climate and building materials; architecture on the Red Sea coast and the Tihama plain; architecture of the northern Hijaz and the holy cities; architecture of the south-western highlands and Najran;; architecture of Najd; architecture of the eastern province; the architecture of Saudi Arabia and the wider Islamic tradition.