Abstract The article analyses the ways Ḥamīd al-Dīn Balḫī (d. 559/1164) adopted and adapted technique of earlier Arabic authors, most notably al-Ḥarīrī 516/1122), in his Persian maqāmas . It also emends traditional dating maqāma collection.

If ever an architect bit the hand that fed, it was young Arata Isozaki, a mercurial and uncompromising architectural talent who would go on to secure establishment respectability with Pritzker Prize of 2019. But he made his renown designs exhibitions exploring themes death destruction, not least ‘Fractures’ pavilion for 1996 Venice Biennale, which sought stage aftermath Kobe earthquake from yea...

As intellectual practice, architecture embodies unique ways of knowing. We use many terms to describe the creation of new architectural knowledge, among them research, scholarship and creative practice. Sometimes these terms are used interchangeably and without precision. As we confront real world crises, and changing expectations for research production within universities, it is important to ...