a collection of notes on areas of personal interest
As I wrote on the first page of this site, it’s likely to be continually changing as it develops over time. Looking at other sites I’ve found I have a problem discovering what has changed since my last visit so, in an attempt to track what I’ve changed myself, I’ll make a determined attempt to keep this up to date by using this page to record each change.
However, although each reference will take you to the actual comment, when there are more than one on a single page you will be taken only to the page and will then have to look down for the amendment or addition.
The latest additions and amendments to any of the pages will be marked by a pale background – as in this paragraph. I hope this will be sufficient to mark changes and be relatively easily seen.
Date |
Reference |
Description |
2007.12.31 | Society | A photo and notes have been added to the Society page on musicians and dance. |
2007.12.30 | Society Gulf architecture Newsletter design |
A photo and notes have been added to the Society and Gulf architecture pages on hospitality and spaces, and a brief note to the newsletter page. |
2007.12.29 | Gulf architecture Society |
A photo and notes have been added to the Gulf architecture page and to the Society page. |
2007.12.24 | Society The Babaud and Masson families |
A photo and notes have been added to the Society page, and a correction made to a name on the Babaud page. |
2007.12.23 | Society Islamic geometry |
Photos and notes have been added to the Society and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.12.20 | Society Islamic urban design |
Photos and notes have been added to the Society and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.12.17 | Islamic urban design Society Islamic gardens |
Photos and notes have been added to the Society, Islamic gardens and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.12.16 | Islamic geometry Society |
Additions have been made to the Islamic geometry and Society pages. |
2007.12.14 | Islamic geometry Gulf architecture |
Additions have been made to the Islamic geometry and Gulf architecture pages. |
2007.12.11 | Introduction Glossary Society Islamic urban design |
Additions and amendments have been made to the notes, photographs and coding of the Bullecourt pages, additions to the Islamic glossary, and notes and photographs have been added to the Islamic Society and urban design pages. |
2007.12.07 | Society Islamic urban design Gulf architecture Addendum – history |
Notes and photos have been added on sport, graffiti, buildings and signs on a number of pages of the Islamic design section. |
2007.12.01 | Islamic urban design Society |
Notes and photos have been added on signs, buildings in the centre of Doha and shopping. |
2007.11.27 | Pressures for change Society Glossary |
Notes have been added on the meaning and use of hawaala, and a photograph and note on wearing the qutra. |
2007.11.23 | Islamic urban design Society Arabic geometry |
Photos and notes have been added to the Islamic urban design and society pages dealing with vehicular movement, and notes and illustrations to the geometry page. |
2007.11.22 | Perception References Arabic geometry Society |
Photos have been added, a portion of notes has been re-written relating to the meaning of colour in the Gulf, additions and amendments made on Arabic geometry and Society, and six references added. |
2007.11.19 | Islamic urban design Perception |
A photograph, notes and revisions on night lighting have been added to the Islamic urban design page, and a diagram and notes on the perception page relating to colour. |
2007.11.17 | Glossary References |
A number of words have been added to the glossary page, and three books to the Islamic references. |
2007.11.16 | A new approach Islamic urban design |
Notes and photographs have been added on graffiti to the approach and urban design pages and transport, also on the urban design page. |
2007.11.15 | Society Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
A note and photograph have been added on leisure related to the desert and a note added to those on Giovanni Dominico Cassini. |
2007.11.11 | Al-Salata al-jadida Society |
A note and photographs have been added on housing layout and workers’ leisure. |
2007.11.08 | Corporate image and logos | A note has been added on a logo design study. |
2007.11.05 | Gulf architecture | A note has been amended on wall construction. |
2007.11.01 | Gulf architecture | Notes and illustrations have been added to the Gulf architecture page relating to wind towers. |
2007.10.29 | Addendum – boats Society Islamic urban design Glosssary |
Photos and notes have been added to the addendum relating to boats, Society, Islamic urban design, and the glossary. |
2007.10.28 | Islamic urban design Society Gulf architecture Pressures for change |
Photos and notes have been added to the Islamic urban design, Gulf architecture, Pressures for change, and Society pages in the Islamic design section. |
2007.10.27 | References Islamic urban design Society Gulf architecture |
A reference and a number of photos and notes have been added to the Islamic urban design, Gulf architecture and Society pages. |
2007.10.26 | Society Pressures for change Addendum – geography Islamic urban design Gulf architecture |
Notes and photographs have been added on the society, pressures, geography, islamic urban design and Gulf architecture pages on a variety of subjects. |
2007.10.24 | Society | Notes and a photograph have been added on the society page on enjoyment of the desert. |
2007.10.23 | Islamic urban design | Notes and photographs have been added on the Islamic urban design on signing. |
2007.10.21 | Addendum – history Islamic urban design Society |
Notes and photographs have been added on Islamic urban design, society and the history of Qatar pages. |
2007.10.18 | The Babaud and Masson families Addendum – history Addendum – boats |
A number of notes have been added on Mme de Cassini and others, as well as to the history of Qatar and boats pages. |
2007.10.12 | Islamic urban design Islamic architecture Arabic geometry |
Notes and photographs have been added to the Urban design page relating to civic sculpture, to the Islamic architecture page and to the Islamic geometry page on patterns relating to plants and paving. |
2007.10.08 | Society Glossary |
Notes and a photograph of dresses has been added to the Society page and vocabulary to the glossary. |
2007.10.08 | Glossary Addendum – boats Islamic urban design Gulf architecture |
Vocabulary has been added to the glossary, notes and a photograph to the boats page, notes and photographs of development on the Gulf architecture page and notes, photographs and a diagram to the urban design page. |
2007.10.04 | The Babaud and Masson families Addendum – boats |
Notes incorporating correspondence with Dr Roger Peters have been added on Mme de Cassini, and a note and photographs on traditional boats added to the Islamic design section of the site. |
2007.10.01 | Islamic geometry | A photograph, drawings and notes have been added to the geometry page. |
2007.09.29 | The Masson and Babaud families Gulf architecture |
A note has been added relating to the Prince de Condé, and notes and photographs relating to an old door in Doha. |
2007.09.27 | The Masson and Babaud families | A note on the importance of cartography to the French military has been added to the Cassini site. |
2007.09.22 | Society Links to other sites |
Notes have been added to the society page on adornment and some additional links made on the links page. |
2007.09.21 | Gulf architecture | Notes and three photographs of the old centre of Doha have been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.09.20 | Gulf architecture | A note and two photographs have been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.09.19 | Society | A note and photo have been added to the Society page. |
2007.09.11 | Gulf architecture | A photo and brief note on al-Zubara has been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.09.10 | References The Babaud and Masson families, and others |
A number of references have been added to the Islamic section of the site and a note added on Dominique Joseph Cassini. |
2007.09.08 | Photography – Malta | Photographs have at last been added to the Maltese photography area. |
2007.09.07 | The Babaud and Masson families, and others | Additions have been made on the Babaud page and the site checked for broken links. |
2007.09.05 | Islamic urban design Arabic geometry The Babaud and Masson families, and others |
Additions have been made on signage; amendments and additions made to the Babaud page, and amendments made to the Arabic geometry page. |
2007.08.31 | Arabic geometry | Additions have been made on the geometry page. |
2007.08.29 | The Babaud and Masson families, and others A new approach |
Amendments have been made to the Babaud page relating to Dominique Cassini and his time in Holland, and additions made on developments in the desert to the Approach page of Islamic design. |
2007.08.27 | Al Salata al-jadida Gulf architecture Arabic geometry References Islamic urban design |
Amendments have been made and notes added to the al-Salata page; notes on fire safety and old buildings added to the Gulf architecture page; additions made to the Arabic geometry page; a reference added, and photos and notes made to the Islamic urban design page on signage. |
2007.08.17 | Photos – Qatar | A number of photographs have been added to the Qatar photography page. |
2007.08.16 | References A new approach Islamic urban design Gulf architecture The Babaud and Masson families, and others |
A reference has been added to the Islamic section, notes and a photograph to the approach page, and notes and photographs on signs to the Islamic urban design page and on bathrooms to the Gulf architecture page. A diagram has been amended, a photo added and notes expanded on the Babaud page of the Cassini section. |
2007.08.10 | Addendum – design brief | A new page has been added in the Islamic design section relating to the requirements of up-market residential buildings. |
2007.08.03 | Islamic urban design References Society |
Notes on social spaces have been added to the Islamic urban design page and an addition made to the references page. Photographs have been added to the society page relating to the qutra and the Holy Quran. |
2007.08.03 | Islamic urban design Gulf architecture |
Notes and photos on signs have been added to the Islamic urban design page; notes and photograph to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.07.31 | Islamic urban design Gulf architecture |
Notes and photos on signs and old buildings have been added to the Islamic urban design and Gulf architecture pages. |
2007.07.30 | Arabic geometry | A note and illustrative photo have been added to the Arabic geometry page. |
2007.07.27 | Glossary Design studies |
Notes and a graphic illustration have been added to the Graphic studies page and vocabulary to the Islamic glossary. |
2007.07.25 | Islamic architecture | A note and photograph on ablutions have been added to the Islamic architecture page. |
2007.07.23 | Islamic urban design Design studies |
Photos and a note have been added to the Islamic urban design page, and an illustration and note to the design studies page. |
2007.07.18 | A new approach | Notes have been added to the new approach page on ventilation. |
2007.07.14 | Islamic urban design | A note and photograph have been added to the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.07.08 | Islamic urban design Glossary |
Notes have been added to the Islamic urban design page on signs and signing, and to the glossary. |
2007.07.06 | Islamic urban design | Notes have been added to the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.07.05 | References Glossary Islamic urban design |
A reference and glossary addition have been made and notes on developments in modern architecture and on signing have been made to the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.07.01 | Islamic urban design Glossary |
Notes and a photo on signs added to the urban design page and additions made to the glossary. |
2007.06.30 | Gulf architecture Islamic architecture Glossary References Society Corporate image |
Notes on Arabic rooms and laundry have been added to the Gulf architecture page, on visibility to the Islamic urban design pages, and on shahada and use of henna to the Society page. A number of words have been added to the glossary, a reference added to references and some illustrations added on letter design. |
2007.06.22 | Glossary Society Islamic urban design |
Vocabulary has been added to the glossary and notes and a photograph to the Society and urban design pages. |
2007.06.20 | Glossary Society Islamic urban design |
A number of words have been added to the glossary, and notes and photos to the society and urban design pages. |
2007.06.17 | Islamic urban design | Notes and a photo have been added to the urban design page. |
2007.06.16 | Web design References Pressures for change Society Islamic geometry |
New illustrations have been added on web design, additions made to Islamic references and notes added on doing business and related issues on the Pressures page, recruitment on the Society page and notes and photos on the geometry page. |
2007.06.11 | Islamic gardens Islamic geometry |
Notes have been added to the Islamic gardens page dealing with the traditional method of planting palm trees, and photos, and illustration and notes on the geometry page. |
2007.06.08 | Gulf architecture Arabic geometry Islamic urban design |
Revisions have been made to the note on kitchens on the Gulf architecture page, and photos added to the geometry and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.06.07 | Society | A revision to the note on death has been added to the Society page. |
2007.06.06 | Society | A note and photograph have been added to the Society page. |
2007.06.05 | Pressures Glossary |
A note on fundamentalism has been added to the page dealing with Pressures, and vocabulary added to the glossary. |
2007.06.04 | Resources | References to web sites have been added to the Resources page relating to the battles at Bullecourt. |
2007.06.01 | Islamic urban design | A note and photograph have been added to the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.05.30 | Arabic geometry Islamic urban design |
Notes and photographs have been added to the Arabic geometry and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.05.28 | Islamic urban design Society |
A note and photograph have been added on the urban design page, and notes added to the society page. |
2007.05.27 | Gulf architecture Islamic urban design Battles |
Notes on bathrooms have been added to the Gulf architecture page, notes and photographs on traditional architecture on the urban design page, and on the battlefield at Bullecourt on the battles page. |
2007.05.24 | A new approach | Notes and diagrams on the manner in which light might be led into buildings have been added to the Approach page. |
2007.05.22 | Islamic gardens Gulf architecture |
Notes on gardening practice have been added to the Islamic gardens page and a photograph and notes to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.05.19 | Islamic urban design Links to other sites |
Photographs and notes have been added to the Islamic urban design page, and links to the Links page. |
2007.05.17 | Society Addendum – geography Gulf architecture |
Photographs and notes have been added to the Society, Geography and Gulf architecture pages. |
2007.05.16 | Society Arabic / Islamic gardens Environmental control |
A photograph and notes have been added to the Society page, notes on watering to the Gardens page, and on carbon footprints to the environmental controls page. |
2007.05.14 | Society | A photograph and note have been added to the Society page. |
2007.05.13 | Gulf architecture Arabic geometry |
A photograph and notes on toilets have been added to the Gulf architecture page and a diagram to the Arabic geometry page. |
2007.05.12 | Society Islamic urban design Pressures for change Addendum – geography |
A photograph and notes on superstition have been added to the Society page and photographs and notes relating to air-conditioners and sculptures on the Islamic urban design page. A photograph and notes has been added to the Pressures page as well as to the Geography page. |
2007.05.11 | Islamic urban design References |
A photograph and notes have been added to the Islamic urban design page, together with references. |
2007.05.10 | Gulf architecture Society |
Photographs and notes have been added to the Gulf architecture and Society pages. |
2007.05.07 | Islamic architecture Gulf architecture References |
Notes have been added on bathrooms and kitchens to the Gulf architecture page, amendments made to the Islamic architecture page, and references added. |
2007.05.05 | References Gulf architecture |
A number of references have been added and notes added on the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.05.04 | Glossary Islamic gardens Environmental control |
Notes, photos and illustrations have been added to the Islamic gardens and environmental control pages and vocabulary to the glossary. |
2007.04.17 | References Glossary Islamic urban design |
References have been added and amendments and additions made to the glossary. Notes and a photograph have been added to the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.04.14 | Glossary References Islamic architecture Society Islamic urban design Arabic geometry |
Vocabulary has been added to the glossary and references to the reference page. Notes on mosque design have been added to the Islamic architecture page and notes and photos have been added to the society, Islamic urban design and Arabic geometry pages. |
2007.03.30 | Babaud & Masson families | Notes have been added to the Babaud and Masson page. |
2007.03.28 | Babaud & Masson families | Notes have been added to the Babaud and Masson page as the result of information from a French correspondent. |
2007.03.26 | A new approach | Notes and diagrams have been added to the Approach page. |
2007.03.25 | Links Society Islamic urban design |
Links have been added, and photos and notes have been added to the society and Islamic urban design pages. |
2007.03.22 | References Society Glossary |
Two references have been added to the reference page, vocabulary has been added and notes made on the society page. |
2007.03.16 | Addendum – security References A new approach Islamic urban design Society Addendum – geography |
A new page has been added on security along with three new references. Notes have been made on the approach page and notes and photographs added on the Islamic urban design page. Notes and photographs have also been added on horses, the razeef and tambura to the Society page, and notes and two photographs to the geography page. |
2007.03.06 | Gulf architecture | Notes and a photograph have been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.03.05 | Society Environmental controls |
Notes and photographs have been added to the society and environmental control pages. |
2007.03.04 | Addendum – boats | Notes and a photograph have been added on the boats page. |
2007.03.01 | Islamic urban design | Notes and a photograph have been added on the Islamic urban design page. |
2007.02.28 | A new approach Society Addendum – geography |
Notes have been added on the screening of openings on the approach page, and photographs on the society and geography pages. |
2007.02.26 | Pressures for change Glossary |
Notes and a photograph have been added on pearling, and vocabulary added to the glossary. |
2007.02.25 | Arabic geometry References Glossary Jean Dominique Cassini |
Notes have been written on the Arabic geometry page, references made, and vocabulary added to the glossary. Notes have also been added to the page on Jean Dominique Cassini. |
2007.02.24 | References Al Salata al-jadida |
Two references have been added to the references page and considerable notes and photographs to the Al Salata al-jadida page. |
2007.02.19 | Appendix – geography | Photos have been added to the geography page. |
2007.02.04 | A new approach Islamic urban design Appendix – boats Society |
Notes have been added on privacy and developing along side boundaries on the new approach page, sculpture and mall design on the Islamic urban design page, tools on the boats page and leisure on the society page. |
2007.01.31 | Society | Notes and photos have been added on the society page. |
2007.01.28 | Environmental control | Notes have been on conservation on the environmental control page. |
2007.01.26 | Environmental control References Glossary A new approach Gulf architecture Addendum – geography |
Notes have been written on dust on the environmental control page, animals on the approach page, tents on the Gulf architecture page, driving on the geography page and references have been added as have words to the glossary. |
2007.01.24 | A new approach Islamic urban design Gulf architecture |
Notes and graphics relating to developing on boundaries have been added to the new approach and notes to the Islamic Urban design and Gulf architecture pages. |
2007.01.15 | Islamic urban design Glossary Giovanni Domenico Maraldi |
Notes and illustrations on sculpture and old roads have been added to the Islamic urban design page, and vocabulary to the glossary. Additions have also been made to the page dealing with Giovanni Domenico Maraldi. |
2007.01.11 | Gulf architecture | Notes and illustrations on culs-de-sacs have been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.01.08 | Gulf architecture | Notes and diagrams on pintle hinges have been added to the Gulf architecture page. |
2007.01.05 | Al Salata al jadida | A new page has been created and writing begun on it, and the whole of the Arabic / Islamic design area revised accordingly. |
2007.01.02 | Gulf architecture Islamic urban design Appendix – boats Islamic gardens Society |
Notes and photographs have been added to the Islamic urban design, Gulf architecture, Society, boats appendix and Islamic gardens pages. |