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Browsing Architecture by Author "Dr. Haitham Al-Ratrout"

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    Analyzing And Evaluating The Ralaces Rehabilitation Projects Of The Throne Villages In Palestine
    (2011) Hamzeh Muharram "Moh'd Said" AL-Najjar; Dr. Haitham Al-Ratrout
    This study discusses the rehabilitation's approaches of the historical buildings in Palestinian rural areas, In light of different views and opinions relevant to restoration issues and its concepts. This research basically aims to evaluating the rehabilitation projects of palaces in the throne villages as a case study. Through studying and analyzing to what extent these relevant to the international recommendations and investigate its successfulness. It is possible to draw policies of architectural rehabilitation projects in Palestine. This research investigates the development of restoration concepts and architectural conservation. It also discusses the international recommendation on protecting the architectural and cultural heritage. The study elaborate on the Palestinian projects on the rehabilitation of palaces in the throne villages; i.e. studying the steps of rehabilitation which were made and investigating that experience by comparing it with international recommendations. Finally, this research reached to a conclusion that the executed rehabilitation projects in Palestine shows a challenge to work under certain circumstances and constrains, but the leading authorities in the field have a lack in experience to generate comprehensive plan on how to conserve the architectural heritage. So as to develop the rehabilitation projects of the historical buildings in Palestine in the future, it is possible to make use of the advantages and avoid disadvantages which were found from this study. In general projects of conservation in Palestine and experience are still promising and in its first stages. This needs more support and contribution in relevant fields.
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    Architectural Ornamentation of the Ottoman Palaces in the Old Town of Nablus / Analytical Study
    (2010) Hanadi Sameer Kanaan; Dr. Haitham Al-Ratrout
    The architectural legacy represents the spiritual symbol which expresses the nation identity in thinking and culture However; it’s reflection of social, political, economic and religious life. Thus, the old Islamic buildings were the reflection of whole, natural people's life either, among its normal houses or its mosques or its bathes or its palaces. Thus, this legacy is a completely related perfect job which should be taken care of in every way, either in using the practical ways as repairing or by registration for those buildings. The importance of this study that it's an analyzing and documentary study for architectural ornamentation of Ottoman Palaces in the old city of Nablus, and this city doesn't have like this study, especially the study of ornamentation and decorations that are found is these palaces. Taking in consideration that some of these ornaments lost their value in many ways, for example, they were damaged by many factors because of that, there should be a necessity for a reference to document, registrant and analyze these decorations. Thus, this study concentrated in particular way, on three Ottoman palaces in the old city of Nablus, and they are Al-nimr palace, Touqan palace and Abdelhadi palace, because there palaces are the biggest in Nablus, also, these palaces belonged to the richest and most powerful families that controlled Nablus, and these families had social, political, and economic powers which reflected over their palaces, so these palaces were well-known for their wonderful decorations. So this study points to many important results, such as, the ornaments which were used in there palaces connected powerfully with the Islamic architecture and they expressed original Islamic thinking, among their symbols, and these tiles weren't random in its shapes, places, even though, it was noticed that there tiles repeated themselves in the same places and related palaces. This study concentrates on various studies that should take care of the small parts that are interested in buildings in addition to taking care of the whole building.
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    “Urban Safety”Urban Design From Women's Perspective Study Case: Nablus
    (2008) Mukarram “M.Q” Abbas; Dr. Khairi Marie; Dr. Haitham Al-Ratrout
    This study is about Gender and its tight relation to the organization and planning of public spaces, and about redesigning these spaces according to women's perspective and physical and spiritual needs, and about the effect of ensuring these needs on their comfort and safety. The study also discusses women's urban life in Nablus city as a study case, in order to recognize local women's behavior within public spaces, and whether these spaces fit women’s different needs. The study aims basically at the importance of ensuring urban spaces that provide physical and spiritual safety for women, which can be achieved by ensuring women's different needs within urban planning polices, as a result, women become able to have a more direct experience with a place and the people within it, in other words, women will be able to have an active engagement with public spaces. The study finds that local women in Nablus city are absent totally from local urban policies, and women’s special needs are not available within city spaces. Also, women don’t feel safe and secure spiritually or physically, specially their suffer from the lack of social safety and their constant fear about their personal safety especially at night. About local urban policies, they are absent by heart and soul from taking women’s urban needs into consideration, but there is a gleam of hope thanks to the effort of Woman’s Issues Committee that relates to Nablus City Municipality, which is preparing now to spot lights on women’s urban needs supporting by UNFPA. Finally, the study presents a set of recommendations according to the research results, where these recommendations include proposals for both women and decision makers, that implied the necessary cooperation between all the involved groups to raise an urban policies that consider all society members needs, especially women’s needs.