Prof. Azeddine Belakehal | University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, Algeria (original) (raw)
Papers by Prof. Azeddine Belakehal
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Biskra, May 17, 2018
ENGAGE NETWORK, 2021
This research aims to enhance, develop, and requalify the identity of Gafsa, a historically signi... more This research aims to enhance, develop, and requalify the identity of Gafsa, a historically significant south Tunisian oasis but continuously facing the challenges of modernization. This study adopts a sensitive approach towards the urban heritage specifically characterized by the presence of water in outdoor spaces. The case study is the old district built around the "Roman basins" of Gafsa's Medina. This investigation highlights the importance of water presence in these historic basins and how much are their ambiences perceived and experienced by the inhabitants, particularly the young people. The outcomes argue that water is a generator of particular urban atmospheres that promote this place's both tangible and intangible heritage. This experiential study of practices relies on in-situ observations and interviews with users.
Annuaire Roumain d'Anthropologie
International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities
International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities
This research focuses on a legacy of the past, the mass housing of the Tunisian post-war reconstr... more This research focuses on a legacy of the past, the mass housing of the Tunisian post-war reconstruction. This latter could be considered as a transposition of Athens Charters recommendations and Modern Movement doctrines with a respectful design attitude to the place climatic specifications. A survey has been conducted among the residents of the neighbourhood El Menzah in Tunis about their living way there with a focus on the ambiances. The first results reveal that the place atmosphere can enhance its reading, and generates, on the one hand, a place attachment to its old inhabitants and an attraction for the new ones, on the other.
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016
Chronos (Tripoli), Sep 29, 2018
Routledge eBooks, Jul 12, 2022
Museum Management and Curatorship
Defining architectural space comes with multiple and diverse aspects. Our theoretical reflection ... more Defining architectural space comes with multiple and diverse aspects. Our theoretical reflection aims at establishing the base for a new definition, in the sense that theoretical topology, like geometry, is an effective means to define the form of architectural spatiality based on the notion of ambiences. Topological definitions already developed by several renowned architects allow us to build a better understanding of route and sequence and thereby help the development of our analytical model. This research is focused on the museum, which is a public-facing architectural construction. According to the approach, thirty European museums were examined. The data collected for these museums were statistically analysed. Based, on the ambience discontinuities, the sequential analysis allowed us to create ambient topologies by transforming them into ambient events that are linked to the displacement of the user in connection with ambiance change. We endeavor to develop a micro study to reflect on the interaction between different environmental sources as a means to comprehend the influence on the future spatial-energetic behavior. This study lays the groundwork for a novel approach of defining architectural space based on differences in users’ perceptions and the environment of a given space.
![Research paper thumbnail of Essai de restitution des ambiances lumineuses de la medersa merinide d'El Eubbad a Tlemcen, Algerie = [Restitution of the luminous ambiences of the marinid medersa of El Eubbad in Tlemcen, Algeria]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/108315365/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](This research explores the authentic luminous ambiences that characterized the medersa of El Eubb... more This research explores the authentic luminous ambiences that characterized the medersa of El Eubbad in Tlemcen in Algeria. These atmospheres have been profoundly altered due to the different rearrangements that have affected this building. Based on historical evidence and an architectural analysis of the other medersa dating from the same dynasty (Marinid), a restitution of the architectural conformation was first proposed. Then, a restitution of the luminous environment is suggested. The first part of this research is a reading of the architectural conformation relative to the luminous atmosphere including: i) the identification of lighting devices, ii) the various adopted lighting strategies (reflecting, filtering, diffusing), and iii) the sensory luminous effects generated in the different spaces of the medersa. The second part is devoted to the luminous environment quantitative characterization, by means of computer simulation, in the places (the prayer room and the room) where ...
The present work aims to demonstrate that a topological characterization of architectural space w... more The present work aims to demonstrate that a topological characterization of architectural space would amount to a presence and a participation of sound. In other words, the sound, itself and similarly to the human body, will be able to generate new spatiality that can be characterized 'topologically'. The museum considered as an architectural work intended for the public, is the object of study of this investigation. A corpus of thirty international museums was subjected to analysis in accordance with the model developed and based on the notions of 'route' and 'sequence'. Using statistical analyzes of the data collected for this corpus. It is to be admitted that the sound enhances the museum route thanks to the continuities and discontinuities with the basic form of the building. It is from this relationship that the sound topologies are born.
Corpus de textes : composer, mesurer, interpréter
Les édifices à valeur patrimoniale sont souvent l’objet d’opérations de préservation dont le souc... more Les édifices à valeur patrimoniale sont souvent l’objet d’opérations de préservation dont le souci majeur est de les « garder en vie ». Cependant, il demeure que la nouvelle vie qu’enserrent ces édifices ne renseigne presque en rien sur l’originale, cette dernière relevant de leur identité culturelle et de leur place dans l’histoire du lieu auquel ils appartiennent. Ces édifices sont sauvés de la ruine par des travaux de consolidation et de remise en un état « ancien neuf ». Les dimensions se..
museologia scientifca, 2022
Spatial characterization of lighting ambiances is very important for museology and is usually don... more Spatial characterization of lighting ambiances is very important for museology and is usually done through sequencing of architectural space; however, in this work, we adopted a characterization based on the spatial configuration and fields of view presented to museum visitors. We examined two museums located in the same environment but with very distinct stylistic repertoires to explore how stylistic slant might affect this characterization. We first assessed the properties of spatial visibility using space syntax, and then based on this analysis determined the most important isovists presented to visitors, i.e., fields of view, in the two museums. We defined spaces from these, which we evaluated using HDR photos, which were processed by numerous applications and software, and we were able to deduce the spatial-light characteristics in each museum from the resulting pixels. As a result, we were able to deduce the influence of stylistic trends on the selection of configurational and visual typologies of museum ambiences.
This research work suggests a specific approach to investigate the architectural heritage from th... more This research work suggests a specific approach to investigate the architectural heritage from the sensorial point of view. It goes beyond quantitative aspects in order to encompass the qualitative ones. The ambiances felt in the various cases of architectural heritage are explored and studied by means of textual information found in novels. The case of Old Algiers house is investigated through the application of the content analysis method to a contemporary Algerian novel. The information extracted from this novel has been identified and quantitatively classified in function of the related ambiance and the spatial component and/or the household item involving in its generation.
The proposed research questions the sensory imaginary, especially sound, of travellers who visite... more The proposed research questions the sensory imaginary, especially sound, of travellers who visited the Souks of the Medina in the 19thcentury. The restitution of this ambiantal memory is used to participate in the reconsideration of the urban and architectural heritage of this highly historic space, the Souks, by sonic ambiances. Our ambiantal approach is based on quantitative and qualitative (notion of sound effect) content analysis of the 19thcentury texts.
Under clear sunny skies, a building requires more knowledge in terms of architectural daylighting... more Under clear sunny skies, a building requires more knowledge in terms of architectural daylighting design because of the complexity of the phenomenon and the wide variety of its parameters and impacts. This study focuses on office employees' behaviour in relation to natural and/or artificial lighting and investigates the relationship between: i) the natural/artifical lighting use, ii) the perceptual views induced/generated by the related internal luminous environment, iii) the impact of the external natural luminous environment on the recourse to natural and/or artifical lighting, iv) the office conformation, v) the internal movable shading devices use, and vi) the users' characteristics. This POE investigates an office building located in the city of Biskra in Algeria, where a clear and sunny sky combined with a hot arid climate prevails. The study results revealed that: i) the office employees perceive daylight somehow differently from the attitude towards it, ii) the windo...
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Biskra, May 17, 2018
ENGAGE NETWORK, 2021
This research aims to enhance, develop, and requalify the identity of Gafsa, a historically signi... more This research aims to enhance, develop, and requalify the identity of Gafsa, a historically significant south Tunisian oasis but continuously facing the challenges of modernization. This study adopts a sensitive approach towards the urban heritage specifically characterized by the presence of water in outdoor spaces. The case study is the old district built around the "Roman basins" of Gafsa's Medina. This investigation highlights the importance of water presence in these historic basins and how much are their ambiences perceived and experienced by the inhabitants, particularly the young people. The outcomes argue that water is a generator of particular urban atmospheres that promote this place's both tangible and intangible heritage. This experiential study of practices relies on in-situ observations and interviews with users.
Annuaire Roumain d'Anthropologie
International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities
International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities
This research focuses on a legacy of the past, the mass housing of the Tunisian post-war reconstr... more This research focuses on a legacy of the past, the mass housing of the Tunisian post-war reconstruction. This latter could be considered as a transposition of Athens Charters recommendations and Modern Movement doctrines with a respectful design attitude to the place climatic specifications. A survey has been conducted among the residents of the neighbourhood El Menzah in Tunis about their living way there with a focus on the ambiances. The first results reveal that the place atmosphere can enhance its reading, and generates, on the one hand, a place attachment to its old inhabitants and an attraction for the new ones, on the other.
Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016
Chronos (Tripoli), Sep 29, 2018
Routledge eBooks, Jul 12, 2022
Museum Management and Curatorship
Defining architectural space comes with multiple and diverse aspects. Our theoretical reflection ... more Defining architectural space comes with multiple and diverse aspects. Our theoretical reflection aims at establishing the base for a new definition, in the sense that theoretical topology, like geometry, is an effective means to define the form of architectural spatiality based on the notion of ambiences. Topological definitions already developed by several renowned architects allow us to build a better understanding of route and sequence and thereby help the development of our analytical model. This research is focused on the museum, which is a public-facing architectural construction. According to the approach, thirty European museums were examined. The data collected for these museums were statistically analysed. Based, on the ambience discontinuities, the sequential analysis allowed us to create ambient topologies by transforming them into ambient events that are linked to the displacement of the user in connection with ambiance change. We endeavor to develop a micro study to reflect on the interaction between different environmental sources as a means to comprehend the influence on the future spatial-energetic behavior. This study lays the groundwork for a novel approach of defining architectural space based on differences in users’ perceptions and the environment of a given space.
This research explores the authentic luminous ambiences that characterized the medersa of El Eubb... more This research explores the authentic luminous ambiences that characterized the medersa of El Eubbad in Tlemcen in Algeria. These atmospheres have been profoundly altered due to the different rearrangements that have affected this building. Based on historical evidence and an architectural analysis of the other medersa dating from the same dynasty (Marinid), a restitution of the architectural conformation was first proposed. Then, a restitution of the luminous environment is suggested. The first part of this research is a reading of the architectural conformation relative to the luminous atmosphere including: i) the identification of lighting devices, ii) the various adopted lighting strategies (reflecting, filtering, diffusing), and iii) the sensory luminous effects generated in the different spaces of the medersa. The second part is devoted to the luminous environment quantitative characterization, by means of computer simulation, in the places (the prayer room and the room) where ...
The present work aims to demonstrate that a topological characterization of architectural space w... more The present work aims to demonstrate that a topological characterization of architectural space would amount to a presence and a participation of sound. In other words, the sound, itself and similarly to the human body, will be able to generate new spatiality that can be characterized 'topologically'. The museum considered as an architectural work intended for the public, is the object of study of this investigation. A corpus of thirty international museums was subjected to analysis in accordance with the model developed and based on the notions of 'route' and 'sequence'. Using statistical analyzes of the data collected for this corpus. It is to be admitted that the sound enhances the museum route thanks to the continuities and discontinuities with the basic form of the building. It is from this relationship that the sound topologies are born.
Corpus de textes : composer, mesurer, interpréter
Les édifices à valeur patrimoniale sont souvent l’objet d’opérations de préservation dont le souc... more Les édifices à valeur patrimoniale sont souvent l’objet d’opérations de préservation dont le souci majeur est de les « garder en vie ». Cependant, il demeure que la nouvelle vie qu’enserrent ces édifices ne renseigne presque en rien sur l’originale, cette dernière relevant de leur identité culturelle et de leur place dans l’histoire du lieu auquel ils appartiennent. Ces édifices sont sauvés de la ruine par des travaux de consolidation et de remise en un état « ancien neuf ». Les dimensions se..
museologia scientifca, 2022
Spatial characterization of lighting ambiances is very important for museology and is usually don... more Spatial characterization of lighting ambiances is very important for museology and is usually done through sequencing of architectural space; however, in this work, we adopted a characterization based on the spatial configuration and fields of view presented to museum visitors. We examined two museums located in the same environment but with very distinct stylistic repertoires to explore how stylistic slant might affect this characterization. We first assessed the properties of spatial visibility using space syntax, and then based on this analysis determined the most important isovists presented to visitors, i.e., fields of view, in the two museums. We defined spaces from these, which we evaluated using HDR photos, which were processed by numerous applications and software, and we were able to deduce the spatial-light characteristics in each museum from the resulting pixels. As a result, we were able to deduce the influence of stylistic trends on the selection of configurational and visual typologies of museum ambiences.
This research work suggests a specific approach to investigate the architectural heritage from th... more This research work suggests a specific approach to investigate the architectural heritage from the sensorial point of view. It goes beyond quantitative aspects in order to encompass the qualitative ones. The ambiances felt in the various cases of architectural heritage are explored and studied by means of textual information found in novels. The case of Old Algiers house is investigated through the application of the content analysis method to a contemporary Algerian novel. The information extracted from this novel has been identified and quantitatively classified in function of the related ambiance and the spatial component and/or the household item involving in its generation.
The proposed research questions the sensory imaginary, especially sound, of travellers who visite... more The proposed research questions the sensory imaginary, especially sound, of travellers who visited the Souks of the Medina in the 19thcentury. The restitution of this ambiantal memory is used to participate in the reconsideration of the urban and architectural heritage of this highly historic space, the Souks, by sonic ambiances. Our ambiantal approach is based on quantitative and qualitative (notion of sound effect) content analysis of the 19thcentury texts.
Under clear sunny skies, a building requires more knowledge in terms of architectural daylighting... more Under clear sunny skies, a building requires more knowledge in terms of architectural daylighting design because of the complexity of the phenomenon and the wide variety of its parameters and impacts. This study focuses on office employees' behaviour in relation to natural and/or artificial lighting and investigates the relationship between: i) the natural/artifical lighting use, ii) the perceptual views induced/generated by the related internal luminous environment, iii) the impact of the external natural luminous environment on the recourse to natural and/or artifical lighting, iv) the office conformation, v) the internal movable shading devices use, and vi) the users' characteristics. This POE investigates an office building located in the city of Biskra in Algeria, where a clear and sunny sky combined with a hot arid climate prevails. The study results revealed that: i) the office employees perceive daylight somehow differently from the attitude towards it, ii) the windo...
Parler de Méditerranée ne pourrait se limiter à penser uniquement à la mer ; il y est également q... more Parler de Méditerranée ne pourrait se limiter à penser uniquement à la mer ; il y est également question d'invoquer l'ensemble des styles architecturaux, qualités spatiales et ambiances qui caractérisent le patrimoine urbain et architectural méditerranéen. Tout cet inestimable legs constitue un composant incontournable du paysage des villes côtières. L'Algérie, pays méditerranéen sud. Les villes côtières algériennes enserrent un nombre inestimable de ces lieux patrimoniaux. Ce patrimoine inspira plusieurs architectes durant le XXe siècle. Parmi ces architectes, Fernand Pouillon se distingue par le nombre de projets architecturaux qu'il réalisa dans la côte méditerranéenne et se démarquerait par la prise en compte du patrimoine algérien dans sa démarche conceptuelle. Cette recherche a été menée en vue de mettre en exergue l'apport spécifique qui lui revient en matière de valorisation de ce legs architectural local en soi ainsi que dans son rapport au contexte environnemental. Cette entreprise est focalisée sur les dispositifs architecturaux valorisants ce rapport et identifiables dans l'architecture hôtelière conçue par Fernand Pouillon. Elle emprunte ainsi une double approche : i) typologique identifiant les figures architecturales faisant référence aux répertoires urbain et architectural locaux ; et ii) ambiantale révélatrice des rapports sensoriels que pourrait créer l'architecture entre ses usagers et ses environnements physiques intérieurs. Pour ce faire, quatre hôtels de la côte méditerranéenne algérienne et conçus par Pouillon ont été choisis comme cas d'étude. Ils sont caractérisés par des modifications mineures au niveau de la forme générale du bâtiment. Il s'agit en effet de : i) El Mountazah (Annaba), ii) El Riadh (Alger), iii) El Manar (Alger), et iv) El Marsa (Alger). L'application de cette double approche a permis de : i) constitué un vocabulaire architectural se référant au patrimoine local et que l'on pourrait qualifier de spécifique à cet architecte (le passage couvert, ...) ii) de classer les dispositifs architecturaux à l'origine de la création d'ambiances variées (les patios,...).
Communication présentée dans le cadre de la Journée de formation doctorale du 03 juin 2024 / Univ... more Communication présentée dans le cadre de la Journée de formation doctorale du 03 juin 2024 / Université de Biskra
Cours 14: Les années 90: Une Décennie Noire comme fin de siècle.
L’architecture et la transition algérienne du Socialisme vers le Libéralisme: Culture, Sport, To... more L’architecture et la transition algérienne du Socialisme vers le Libéralisme:
Culture, Sport, Tourisme et Loisirs.
Cours 9: Traditions Vernaculaire et Arabo-islamique (2) André RAVEREAU et Abderrahmane BOUCHAMA