Amendments and additions – most recent first

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
2008.12.31	Gulf architecture – 2	A photograph and note have been added on ceiling construction.
2008.12.23	Addendum – boats	A photograph and note on sailing have been added to the boats page.
2008.12.21	Addendum – boats	A photograph and note have been added to the boats page.
2008.12.20	Greeting cards Glossary Addendum – boats	Photographs have been added on making greeting cards, a photograph and note added on the bateel, and a word added to the glossary.
2008.12.18	Gulf architecture – 1	A photograph and note have been added on development in the New District of Doha.
2008.12.08	Pressures for change	A note on economic pressures has been added.
2008.12.04	Society	A note and photograph have been added of expatriate workers on the Society page.
2008.12.03	Gulf architecture – 1 Gulf architecture – 2 Gulf architecture – 3	The Gulf architecture page has been divided into three smaller pages in order for them to load more quickly.
2008.12.02	Islamic urban design – 1 Islamic urban design – 1 Islamic urban design – 3	The Islamic urban design page has been divided into three smaller pages to enable them to load more quickly.
2008.12.01	Islamic urban design	Notes and photographs have been added to the Islamic urban design site on steel doors and wirescapes.
2008.11.29	Islamic urban design Gulf architecture	A number of notes and photographs relating to urban scenes, graveyards, rain hoods and door ventilation have been added to the urban design and Gulf architecture pages.
2008.11.28	Islamic urban design	Notes and photographs relating to new villa design and window design have been added to the urban design page.
2008.11.27	Islamic urban design	A note and photograph on north African influence has been added to the urban design page.
2008.11.25	Gulf architecture	Notes and photographs have been added on building in the nineteen sixties.
2008.11.24	Islamic urban design	Photographs and notes have been added on the Clock Tower, Diwan al Amiri and Grand Mosque grouping.
2008.11.23	Gulf architecture	A photo and note have been added on naqsh carving.
2008.11.22	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design Glossary	A note has been expanded and a photograph added on traditional door construction, a photograph and note added on air-conditioning units, and a word added to the glossary.
2008.11.20	Addendum – boats	Notes and a photograph of a boom have been added.
2008.11.19	Islamic urban design	A note and photograph have been added on boundary wall and entrance design.
2008.11.18	Society	Notes and a number of photographs have been added to the society page relating to hospitality, hawks and men’s clothing
2008.11.17	Greeting cards	A note and illustrations have been added on Christmas cards.
2008.11.16	Society References	A note has been expanded and photograph added on racing camels to the society page, and a number of references added.
2008.11.15	Society Glossary	Photographs and notes on the batula and mens’ sandals have been added to the Society page. Two words have been added to the glossary.
2008.11.14	Addendum – security	A photograph and note have been added on security walls.
2008.11.12	Islamic urban design	A photograph and note on the airport have been added to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.11.11	Islamic gardens Islamic architecture Society References Glossary	Notes on security and lighting have been added to the Islamic gardens page, as have notes to the Islamic architecture page on spatial development and to the Society page on marriage, together with a reference and a word to the glossary.
2008.11.09	Introduction The Honourable Artillery Company Addendum – boats Islamic urban design	A reference has been added to the Bullecourt introduction and HAC pages, and a photograph and note to both the boats and Islamic urban design pages.
2008.11.07	Islamic urban design Glossary	A note has been expanded on the character of buildings in the centre of Doha, and a word added to the glossary.
2008.11.04	Society Islamic urban design	A photograph and note on camel milk have been added to the Society page, and photographs and accompanying notes to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.11.03	A new approach Islamic urban design References	A note has been added on cul-de-sac design, others revised and expanded on architectural determinism and consumerism, and a reference added.
2008.10.31	Gulf architecture	Photographs and a note have been added on the character of construction.
2008.10.27	Islamic urban design	A note and photograph have been added on old buildings in Doha.
2008.10.26	Islamic urban design Society Glossary Environmental controls References	Notes have been added on the relationship of mosque to the urban environment, and a note on the pressures on expatriates on the society page. Two additions have been made to the glossary, an amendment to the References and notes added to the environmental control page relating to the use of drinking water.
2008.10.21	Gulf architecture Islamic architecture Addendum – design elements Islamic urban design Introduction	Photographs and notes have been added dealing with architraves, internal door latches and naqsh panels to the Gulf architecture page, on ablution areas to the Islamic architecture page, ablution in modern houses on the design elements page, some design examples on the urban design page and a photograph to the Bullecourt introduction page.
2008.10.19	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design Environmental control Society Islamic gardens Glossary Addendum – protection	A large number of photographs and related notes have been added to the Gulf architecture, Islamic urban design, Islamic gardens, Society, Environmental control and the protection addendum pages relating to a variety of subjects. Small amendments and additions have also been made on those pages as well as to the glossary.
2008.10.15	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design	A number of photographs and related notes have been added to the Gulf architecture and Islamic urban design pages.
2008.10.14	Gulf architecture	Three diagrams have been adjusted and an additional two added to the note on windows.
2008.10.13	Gulf architecture	A note and photographs have been added on traditional windows.
2008.10.12	Society Glossary Addendum – security	Notes on work, security and an addition to the glossary have been made.
2008.10.02	Addendum – protection Society	A new page dealing with the protection of buildings has been added and the relevant revisions made to the other pages, and a photograph and note have been added to the society page.
2008.09.30	Addendum – boats	A number of photographs and notes have been added to the page dealing with boats, relating to maintenance and small craft.
2008.09.29	Arabic geometry	A photograph has been added to the geometry page and notes amended.
2008.09.23	Addendum – security	A note has been added on keys and keying.
2008.09.21	Addendum – history Society Glossary Graphic studies	A photograph and note have been added to the history of Qatar page, notes made on the society page relating to traditional games, a number of words added to the glossary and a calligraphic sketch added to the graphic design studies page.
2008.09.20	Graphic studies	A graphic illustration has been added on the graphic studies page.
2008.09.19	Addendum – geography	A table of geographic locations and their longitudes and latitudes have been added to the geography page.
2008.09.18	Glossary	Words in the local vernacular have been added to the glossary.
2008.09.17	Islamic urban design	A number of photographs and notes have been added on building designs and amendments and additions made throughout the page.
2008.09.15	Society Islamic gardens Salata al-jadida	Photographs and notes have been added on the bisht, on watering plants, and on the basic cul-de-sac.
2008.09.14	Addendum – geography A new approach Islamic urban design Addendum – old Qatar Gulf architecture Society	Photographs and notes have been added to the pages on geography, Islamic urban design, a new approach, Gulf architecture, society and the old photographs of Qatar.
2008.09.13	Addendum – boats Addendum – geography	A number of notes and photographs have been added on Gulf boats, and a photograph to the geography page.
2008.09.12	Gulf architecture Babaud and Masson families	Photographs and notes have been added relating to desert wells, traditional tents and barasti living, and a note has been amended on the Babaud page of the Cassini section.
2008.09.10	Gulf architecture References Glossary Islamic urban design	A word has been amended in the glossary, a reference added, notes and photographs added relating to aspects of traditional architecture, and a note and photograph added to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.09.08	Gulf architecture Design studies Islamic urban design	A number of notes have been revised and added throughout the Gulf architecture page, together with photographs and sketches, dealing with traditional walls and roof construction. A sketch has been added to the Design studies page in the Graphics area, and notes and a photograph have been added on urban design.
2008.08.30	Glossary References Greeting cards	A word has been added to the glossary and a reference to the Islamic section, and illustrations added to the greeting cards page.
2008.08.29	Islamic design Islamic urban design	A small number of grammatical errors have been corrected and a note added on the Diplomatic area of the New District of Doha.
2008.08.12	Society	A photograph and note have been added on the way in which a bisht is worn.
2008.08.11	Gulf architecture	A satellite photograph of the Pearl development has been added to the Gulf architecture page, and a note revised.
2008.08.10	References Addendum – Old Qatar	A book has been added to the references, and a photo and note relating to the construction of the Diwan al Amiri.
2008.08.08	Design studies	A sketch based on Kufic calligraphy has been added to the Design studies page.
2008.08.07	Islamic urban design Addendum – geography Addendum – boats	A note has been made on the fashion for tall towers and sustainable development, a photo and note added on desert tracks, and a photo and note on elements of a small craft.
2008.08.02	Addendum – security References	A number of notes and a photograph have been made on security and a reference added.
2008.07.23	The Babaud and Masson families	Amendments have been made relating to the storming of the Bastille, and the updates pages have been rationalised by year.
2008.07.22	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design	A note and photos have been added to the Gulf architecture page on Saudi architecture, and on building over sikkat in urban developments.
2008.07.20	Islamic geometry Addendum – geography Photography	A note has been added to the geometry page on a characteristic of the Golden section; a photograph and note on sand storms added to the geography page, and a Flickr frame-set to the photography section.
2008.07.19	Islamic urban design Addendum – boats	An old photo and note have been added on roads, and photos and notes have been added on recreational craft.
2008.07.17	Glossary References Islamic geometry	A word has been added to the glossary, a note made on the conversion between Islamic and Gregorian calendars, and a note and illustration added on Islamic geometry.
2008.07.16	Islamic urban design	Notes and photos have been added relating to new expatriate housing.
2008.07.14	Glossary Addendum – boats	A word has been added to the vocabulary and photographs and a note on the bateel.
2008.07.13	Glossary Addendum – security	A word has been entered to the vocabulary and another amended, and notes and illustrations added on security aspects. All Islamic design pages have had a search engine added.
2008.07.12	Gulf architecture	A note and photograph have been added illustrating a misnad.
2008.07.08	Society Addendum – old Qatar Gulf architecture	The comments on a graffito and an old photo have been amended, and photos and commentary on toilets added.
2008.07.05	Islamic urban design Glossary	Photographs and a note on old urban areas by night have been added to the Islamic urban design page as has a photo and note on reconstruction. A number of words have been added to the glossary.
2008.07.02	Glossary Links to other sites Islamic urban design Gulf architecture	A number of words have been added to the glossary, a link to a calligrapher, photos and notes on urban layouts, and photos and notes on the mirzam.
2008.06.29	Islamic design Glossary	The introductory page on Islamic design has been amended and illustrations added, and a word added to the glossary.
2008.06.28	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design Society Glossary	Notes and photographs on old buildings and graffiti have been added to the Gulf architecture, Islamic urban design and Society pages respectively, and a word to the glossary.
2008.06.25	Gulf architecture	Notes and photographs have been added to the traditional architecture page dealing with compound development and old mosque towers.
2008.06.24	Arabic geometry References Addendum – history	Notes and photographs have been added on cosmatesque geometry, some small amendments made to the history page and two references added.
2008.06.17	Islamic urban design Addendum – security	Notes relating to commerce and citizenship have been added to the urban design page, and a note on security access to the security page.
2008.06.14	Society	Notes have been added on women’s accessories, dress and adornment.
2008.06.08	Arabic geometry Links to other sites	A note has been expanded and a photo added on the Arabic geometry page, and an artist added to the Links page.
2008.06.04	Islamic urban design	A note and photograph illustrating sign design has been added to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.06.03	Glossary Society	A number of words have been added to the glossary together with notes on women’s dress on the Society page.
2008.06.02	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design	A photograph and note have been added on styling of buildings and on design treatment.
2008.06.01	Gulf architecture	A photograph and accompanying notes have been added on school buildings.
2008.05.31	Glossary	A number of words have been added to the glossary.
2008.05.28	Islamic urban design	Notes and photographs have been added to the Islamic urban design page looking at building design and entrance gates.
2008.05.27	Addendum – geography	A note and photograph on sand storms have been added to the Geography addendum.
2008.05.26	Islamic urban design Arabic geometry	A note and photograph have been added to the Islamic urban design page relating to screens and to the Arabic geometry page on irregular geometry.
2008.05.24	Islamic urban design	Notes and photographs have been added to the Islamic urban design page relating to modern buildings and to sculptures.
2008.05.23	Gulf architecture	A note and photo have been added to the Gulf architecture page on simple desert houses.
2008.05.20	Islamic urban design A new approach	A note and photo have been added to the urban design page mentioning pastiche, and notes and a photograph have been added to the Approach page on the development of front gardens.
2008.05.17	Addendum – boats	A note and photograph have been added to the addendum on boats.
2008.05.16	Links to other sites References Addendum – geography	Links to related sites have been added, together with a number of references and a photo to the geography page.
2008.05.10	Islamic urban design	Notes and a photo have been added on the subject of expatriate housing.
2008.05.08	Islamic urban design	Notes on translation and photographs have been added to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.05.07	Arabic geometry Addendum – security	A photo and note have been added relating to plant geometry and to security.
2008.05.06	Islamic urban design Addendum – geography	Photos and notes on villas and traffic have been added to the urban design page, and on desert type to the geography page.
2008.05.05	Islamic urban design	A photo and note on the Diplomatic area of the New District of Doha has been added to the urban design page.
2008.05.04	Arabic geometry Islamic urban design	A photo and note on cosmatesque design have been added to the geometry page, and a photo and note relating to the development of old Doha.
2008.05.03	Addendum – design elements Islamic urban design	A new page has been introduced dealing with simple principles of design. Notes on kitchens, bathrooms and laundry have been moved from the Gulf architecture page to the new page. Photographs and notes on the Diwan al-Amiri have been added to the urban design page.
2008.05.02	The Babaud and Masson families Arabic geometry	An illustration and note have been added on William Windham, and some additions have been made on numbers to the Arabic geometry page.
2008.05.01	Introduction to the First World War battles of Bullecourt – May 1917 Islamic urban design	Notes have been added relating to the death of Andrew Lockerbie at Bullecourt, and a photograph and note on mushrabiyah to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.04.30	Addendum – old Qatar	A number of photographs and additions and amendments to the text have been made with regard to old photographs of Qatar.
2008.04.29	Pressures for change References	More notes have been added on censorship, and references to the relevant page.
2008.04.20	Islamic urban design	A photo and notes have been added on an expatriate housing development.
2008.04.19	Islamic urban design	A photo and notes have been added on nineteen-seventies buildings in Doha.
2008.04.19	Pressures for change	Notes have been added on censorship.
2008.04.18	Islamic architecture References Glossary The Babaud and Masson families	Notes have been added on mosque design, a book added to the references and a word to the glossary on the Islamic design pages, and notes on Mme de Cassini, the Princes de Condé, Sir Sidney Smith and John Wesley Wright on the Cassini pages.
2008.04.14	Glossary Gulf architecture	A number of words have been added to the Glossary, and notes to the Gulf architecture page on ceiling construction, mosques and doors.
2008.04.13	Gulf architecture A new approach	Photographs and notes have been added to the Gulf architecture and Approach pages dealing with old buildings and external screens.
2008.04.12	Perception Society	Additions have been made on the manner of reading and littering on the Perception and Society pages respectively.
2008.04.09	Photography Islamic urban design	The photography site design has been updated and photographs added. Photographs and notes have been added on pastiche.
2008.04.07	Society Islamic urban design	Photographs and notes have been added to the Society and Islamic urban design pages.
2008.04.03	Islamic urban design Addendum – history	A photograph and note on entrance gates has been added to the Islamic urban design page and maps on the history page.
2008.04.02	Society Gulf architecture	A photograph and notes on camels and desert life have been added to the society and gulf architecture pages.
2008.03.30	Islamic urban design Al-Salata al-Jadida Gulf architecture	A note and photograph have been added to the Islamic urban design and Al-Salata pages on villa and cul-de-sac design respectively, and notes and photographs on traditional construction and pedestrian routes have been added to the Gulf architecture page.
2008.03.29	Addendum – history Addendum – boats Islamic urban design Arabic geometry Gulf architecture Glossary Addendum – security	Notes have been added to the history page, a photo and note to the boats page and to the Islamic urban design page, photos and notes to the Arabic geometry page, notes on traditional architecture to the Gulf architecture page, a word to the glossary and a little more detail to the security requirements of safe rooms.
2008.03.18	Society Glossary Gulf architecture Addendum – boats Arabic geometry	Notes and photographs have been added relating to the batula, vocabulary has been added to the glossary, and notes and photographs have been added to the Gulf architecture page on naqsh, midakhn, a’oud and awtad, on bow drills to the boats page, and on inlay work on the geometry page.
2008.03.16	Society	Notes and a photograph have been added relating to new churches in Qatar, and on domestic servants.
2008.03.15	The Babaud and Masson families Gulf architecture Addendum – history	Notes have been added on the Marquis de Maillebois and on the construction of traditional walls, history of the Qatar Royal family and mid twentieth century architecture, together with a number of photographs.
2008.03.12	The Babaud and Masson families Islamic gardens Pressures for change	Notes have been added to and revised relating to the Marquis de Maillebois, to the Islamic gardens site and notes and a photo added to pressures for change.
2008.03.08	The Babaud and Masson families Islamic urban design	A number of small additions have been made to the Babaud page, and photographs and notes added to the Islamic urban design page.
2008.03.05	Environmental control Society Gulf architecture Addendum – geography	A note on carbon light development has been added to the environmental control page. Photographs and notes have been added to the Society, Gulf architecture and geography pages.
2008.03.04	Addendum – population Addendum – geography Greeting cards	Information has been placed relating to population and to the watering of palms, and some illustrations added in the graphics section.
2008.03.03	Society	A photograph and note have been added to the society page.
2008.03.01	References Arabic geometry	A book has been added to the reference page and a detail to the Arabic geometry page.
2008.02.25	Society	A note and photograph on hospitality have been added to the Society page.
2008.02.24	Links to other sites Glossary Society Gulf architecture Addendum – boats	A link has been added on the Islamic links page, a word added to the Islamic glossary and notes written and photographs added on the use of the batula, the character of traditional mosque towers and boat construction.
2008.02.23	Battles Glossary Addendum – old Qatar Islamic urban design	A number of additions have been made to the page dealing with the battles of Bullecourt, a word has been added to the Arabic glossary, and photos and commentary added to the page on old photographs of Qatar. Notes and photos have also been added to the urban design page.
2008.02.19	Glossary Islamic urban design Resources	A word has been added to the Arabic glossary, a photograph and notes to the urban design page, and references to the battles at Bullecourt.
2008.02.15	Design studies Arabic geometry References Islamic urban design	Three illustrations have been added to the design studies page and one to the Arabic geometry page. A number of references have been added to the Islamic section. Three photos have been added to the urban design page.
2008.02.11	Glossary Gulf architecture	Vocabulary has been added to the glossary and a photograph and notes on ceiling construction.
2008.02.08	Battles at Bullecourt	Notes and photographs have been added to the page relating to the battles at Bullecourt.
2008.02.06	Islamic architecture Arabic geometry	Notes have been added on mosques and prayer, and on the significance of colour and certain numbers together with photos and illustrations.
2008.02.02	Introduction The Babaud & Masson families Islamic geometry.	Additions have been made to the introduction to the battles of Bullecourt and on the death of Dominique Joseph Cassini. The photo of a plant has been added to the geometry page
2008.01.28	The Babaud & Masson families Greeting cards Context	Additions have been made on Mme de Cassini and her husband, a card design added to the graphics pages and a number of illustrations added to the notes relating to the context of the First World War.
2008.01.26	Glossary Environmental control The Babaud & Masson families Al-Salata al-jadida Islamic urban design Society	A correction has been made on the glossary page, notes added on daylighting of interiors and a number of additions and alterations made updating the Babaud and Masson families page. Photographs and notes have been added on culs-de-sac design, public sculptures, and litter.
2008.01.23	Gulf architecture Islamic urban design	A note and photograph have been added to the Gulf architecture page, and photographs and comment made on the urban design page.
2008.01.22	The Babaud & Masson families	Notes have been added and amended on Sir Sidney Smith and John Wesley Wright, together with small amendments on the same page.
2008.01.20	A new approach Addendum – security Gulf architecture	Notes have been added on the orientation of buildings, the relationship of security to landscaping, and a mosque at al-Dhakhira.
2008.01.18	References Society Gulf architecture Islamic urban design	A book has been added to the references page, notes added on religion and tent pegging, and photographs and notes on building design details.
2008.01.17	Islamic urban design	Notes and photographs have been added on architectural and urban design.
2008.01.15	Home page	Site re-designed – with the exception of the photographic section.
2008.01.14	References Links to other sites César François Cassini	References have been added, as well as links, and a photograph, notes and amendments made to the César François Cassini page.
2008.01.11	Gulf architecture	A photograph and note on Asian toilets have been added to the Gulf architecture page.
2008.01.10	Islamic urban design	A photograph and note have been added to the urban development page.
2008.01.09	Islamic geometry Glossary	Additions and amendments have been made to the geometry of plants, together with additions and amendments to the glossary.
2008.01.08	Society Addendum – geography	A photograph and note on the qutra have been added to the Society page, and on farms to the geography page.
2008.01.07	Islamic gardens Glossary References Addendum – geography Islamic architecture	A photograph and note have been added to the Islamic gardens page, vocabulary to the glossary and acronyms to the reference page. A photo and note have been added to the geography page, and to the Islamic architecture page on mosque design.
2008.01.06	Islamic urban design Gulf architecture	A photograph and note have been added to the Islamic urban design on public art, and an aerial photo and note added to the Gulf architecture page.
2008.01.05	The Age of Enlightenment The Babaud and Masson families Islamic urban design Society	A page has been added to the Cassini section dealing briefly with the background to the eighteenth century in France, together with an illustration and note on Alexandre, Marquis de Pezay. Photographs and accompanying notes have been added to the Islamic urban design and Society pages.
2008.01.03	Arabic geometry	The construction of a nonagon has been added to the Arabic geometry page, together with a note on ten-point geometry.
2008.01.01	Society	A photograph and notes have been added to the Society page.