Taher Abdel-Ghani

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What are the main differences between Eastern and Western thoughts on the theory of Aesthetics?

I would like to have some recent (since 2018) academic sources that illustrate the theory of Aesthetics and how different societies have different perceptions of it. I am looking for Eastern and...

04 April 2023 6,725 1 View

About Fractals within a Sociological Context?

I am looking for academic references about the analysis of fractals within the field of sociology, in particular human interaction in public spaces (Symbolic Interactionism). In other words, how...

02 April 2022 3,397 2 View

The social, political, and cultural intervention in research and knowledge production

As a researcher, one question that keeps coming to my mind is: Is knowledge induced with the social, political, and cultural factors of the territorial context within which it is produced? Do...

01 January 1970 5,400 4 View

Is it about time that architecture schools teach students the art of not building anything?

Our scape is currently overwhelmed with physical structures that act as obstructive forces towards humanity-oriented progress. The globalised format of our cities has dominated its roots on other...

01 January 1970 1,580 14 View

Is research art?

Recently, many of my friends who have enrolled in post graduate studies, whether masters or PhD, have claimed that research is quite restricted to specific standards and formalities and that it...

01 January 1970 9,776 8 View

The rise of the "AI Design Architect" in the future: Will it be the product of oppression and socio-political dominance?

Following the rising popularity of AI-model generating tools, such as Midjourney, there have been multiple architects who have acquired such techniques in building their professional profile....

01 January 1970 1,718 3 View

A Few Questions to think about...

I would like to propose a few questions that can open up some discussion regarding Architectural Education: - How can students deal with professors who impose the approach of removing the...

01 January 1970 8,635 2 View

Can the open system education enhance the quality of teaching inside Architecture Studios?

As someone who is considered a newcomer in the architectural academic field, I found the typical teaching process to take place inside closed studios without engaging the community in whatever we...

01 January 1970 9,790 3 View

What would Michel Foucault say about the Metaverse?

In an age of residing within digital bubbles, alienation and isolation have become the 'new normal' prominent stages of our lifestyle. In this manner, our own space can be perceived as the...

01 January 1970 7,473 2 View

Anarcho-Syndicalist Education: Defying the Militarization, Prostitution, and Institutional Slavery of Architecture Studios

I have written a short abstract on the current condition of architectural education and would like to invite everybody to share their input This commentary embodies a two-part aim. The first...

01 January 1970 323 1 View

Is there Heritage in Non-Heritage Contexts?

How do we define heritage, and who decides its parameters? Scholars have pointed out that heritage is a dynamic process and not a mere monumental object. Part of this "anti-monumentalist"...

01 January 1970 2,922 2 View