In search of contemporary garden typologies in Moroccan and Syrian courtyard gardens

• Main Authors: Abdul Latiff, Zainab, Mohd. Yaman, Maheran
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture; NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62935/1/62935_In%20search%20of%20contemporary%20garden%20typologies_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62935/2/62935_In%20search%20of%20contemporary%20garden%20typologies_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62935/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000007/art00044

The courtyard garden represents a constant feature of domestic architecture in most Muslim regions; however, it was developed in different ways as influenced by many local factors. Its organization, configuration and social role, suggest more a sociocultural need than a physical one. Therefore, it i...