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International Journal of Cultural Property, 2012
The conservation of historic buildings depends on their physical maintenance as much as it depend... more The conservation of historic buildings depends on their physical maintenance as much as it depends upon their protection against external threats resulting from economic forces, the political climate, and human interference. Although physical conservation is what keeps the buildings standing, protecting buildings from these external threats can be considered more important because, without such protection, the buildings might not survive for any maintenance to be performed. To achieve the envisaged protection, proper management techniques are required. This article draws management inspirations from the unique and long-enduring tradition of the Islamicwaqf, as practiced in the historic Stone Town of Zanzibar, now a World Heritage Site. The structure ofwaqfmanagement is examined, along with aspects of finance and building maintenance. It was found that the ability of a management system to evolve according to prevailing conditions can be an effective shield against the external threa...
Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2010
This paper exemplifies conservation through external sources in a developing country where intern... more This paper exemplifies conservation through external sources in a developing country where internal sources can hardly meet the demands to safeguard their historic heritage. The paper draws attention to conservation activities of external sources in the heritage Stone Town of Zanzibar and unveils their influence on sustaining a built heritage. It was found that, external sources are instrumental to take the heritage to the world stage and play a significant role in revamping it from stagnant conservation. However, practices in the country render the ultimate results of these sources rather detrimental to warrant a sustainable effect.
Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2009
Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is a city of tenants, a third ... more Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is a city of tenants, a third of which are poor and harshly suffering from housing ills. This study quests for decent shelter for city's poor tenants. Residential land in Dhaka is extremely expensive and short in supply. The proposition of 'Tenement Apartment (TA)' as affordable decent shelter for the poor tenants is assessed in this exploratory study based on 'affordability, cost recovery and replicability' concepts. The study further assessed conventional construction customs and financing mechanisms of informal providers and finds their potential to implement the proposition.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2012
Global Journal of Human Social Science Research, Jul 28, 2014
This paper seeks to link conservation of historic buildings with a tradition of Islamic waqf.Its ... more This paper seeks to link conservation of historic buildings with a tradition of Islamic waqf.Its aim is to inspire useful conservation lessons from this tradition for possible use in modern day practice. The paper investigates traditional waqf practice in the World Heritage Stone Town of Zanzibar to discover how it managed to preserve substantial stock of its historic buildings throughout the times. The results of this paper show that although waqf wasoriginally intended for socioeconomic welfare of poor and disadvantaged, it is inherently coded with simple but effective heritage conservation philosophies. The philosophies pre-date the world conservation movements and can be adopted to enrich the present concepts.
International Journal of Cultural Property, 2012
The conservation of historic buildings depends on their physical maintenance as much as it depend... more The conservation of historic buildings depends on their physical maintenance as much as it depends upon their protection against external threats resulting from economic forces, the political climate, and human interference. Although physical conservation is what keeps the buildings standing, protecting buildings from these external threats can be considered more important because, without such protection, the buildings might not survive for any maintenance to be performed. To achieve the envisaged protection, proper management techniques are required. This article draws management inspirations from the unique and long-enduring tradition of the Islamicwaqf, as practiced in the historic Stone Town of Zanzibar, now a World Heritage Site. The structure ofwaqfmanagement is examined, along with aspects of finance and building maintenance. It was found that the ability of a management system to evolve according to prevailing conditions can be an effective shield against the external threa...
Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2010
This paper exemplifies conservation through external sources in a developing country where intern... more This paper exemplifies conservation through external sources in a developing country where internal sources can hardly meet the demands to safeguard their historic heritage. The paper draws attention to conservation activities of external sources in the heritage Stone Town of Zanzibar and unveils their influence on sustaining a built heritage. It was found that, external sources are instrumental to take the heritage to the world stage and play a significant role in revamping it from stagnant conservation. However, practices in the country render the ultimate results of these sources rather detrimental to warrant a sustainable effect.
Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2009
Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is a city of tenants, a third ... more Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is a city of tenants, a third of which are poor and harshly suffering from housing ills. This study quests for decent shelter for city's poor tenants. Residential land in Dhaka is extremely expensive and short in supply. The proposition of 'Tenement Apartment (TA)' as affordable decent shelter for the poor tenants is assessed in this exploratory study based on 'affordability, cost recovery and replicability' concepts. The study further assessed conventional construction customs and financing mechanisms of informal providers and finds their potential to implement the proposition.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2012
Global Journal of Human Social Science Research, Jul 28, 2014
This paper seeks to link conservation of historic buildings with a tradition of Islamic waqf.Its ... more This paper seeks to link conservation of historic buildings with a tradition of Islamic waqf.Its aim is to inspire useful conservation lessons from this tradition for possible use in modern day practice. The paper investigates traditional waqf practice in the World Heritage Stone Town of Zanzibar to discover how it managed to preserve substantial stock of its historic buildings throughout the times. The results of this paper show that although waqf wasoriginally intended for socioeconomic welfare of poor and disadvantaged, it is inherently coded with simple but effective heritage conservation philosophies. The philosophies pre-date the world conservation movements and can be adopted to enrich the present concepts.