Colonial Architectural Style’s Influence On Buildings Façade Design In Aden City, Yemen
Abstract
In the colonial era, the colonists had established style of architecture that are in response to warmth and humid climate context. Without any hesitation, past era colonists had apparently established own effect on development of architecture. This type of colonial buildings in Aden city, Yemen, also consists of a series of styles, a mixture of Indian and Arab cultures. These special and unique styles of architecture and motives possess heritage values. The motive behind the establishment of the colonial towns and buildings was to dominate the regional trade and to exploit the local economy. The evolutions of architectural styles in Aden city from the pre-colonial era and the colonial period have been a significant story for the growth and development of architectural style design after the post-colonial era. Many of the immigrant’s legacies and cultural inheritance that exists during the colonial era had created substandard impacts on the country’s cultural development and architectural style. This research will employ descriptive analysis to review the impact of colonial building facade design in Aden city of Yemen from 1839 to 1967. This review will create a foundation for further research on the other architectural style of facade design such as classical, neo-classical and baroque style in Aden city.
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26 December 2017
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Future Academy
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Technology, smart cities, digital construction, industrial revolution 4.0, wellbeing & social resilience, economic resilience, environmental resilience
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Khan*, M. A., & Hassan, A. S. (2017). Colonial Architectural Style’s Influence On Buildings Façade Design In Aden City, Yemen. In P. A. J. Wahid, P. I. D. A. Aziz Abdul Samad, P. D. S. Sheikh Ahmad, & A. P. D. P. Pujinda (Eds.), Carving The Future Built Environment: Environmental, Economic And Social Resilience, vol 2. European Proceedings of Multidisciplinary Sciences (pp. 237-244). Future Academy. https://doi.org/10.15405/epms.2019.12.23