Updates
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Amendments and additions – most recent first

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As I wrote on the first page of this site, there are likely to be continual changes 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 is more than one change on a single page you will be taken only to that 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

2011.12.31 Addendum – planning Illustrations and notes on the Doha Festival City and Barwa Commercial Avenue developments have been added.
2011.12.29 Gulf architecture – page 7 Two photographs of old masaajid, with accompanying notes, have been added.
2011.12.28 Arabic geometry – page 1
References
Photographs and accompanying notes have been made on Arabic calligraphy, and four references added.
2011.12.25 Arabic geometry – page 2 Photographs and accompanying notes have been added on geometric patterns.
2011.12.23 Society – page 1
References
Amendments and additions to notes relating to community have been made and a reference added.
2011.12.21 Islamic geometry – page 2
References
Additions have been made to a note on Fibonacci, and a drawing amended, and two references have been added.
2011.12.18 Islamic urban design – page 3 Illustrations and notes have been added on the Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque.
2011.12.17 Greeting cards
Addendum – old Qatar
Illustrations and notes have been added relating to greeting cards, and a photograph with description on the old Qatar page.
2011.12.15 Greeting cards Illustrations and notes have been added relating to greeting cards.
2011.12.12 Arabic geometry – page 2 A note with illustration has been added on tiling.
2011.12.09 Islamic urban design – page 1
Addendum – traditional boats
Addendum – population
A note with illustration on the deprivation of urban experience and a description of grapnel anchors have been added and the population statistics for November updated.
2011.12.05 Arabic geometry – page 1 Diagrams and accompanying notes have been added relating to basic geometries used in patterns.
2011.12.01 Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
Giovanni Filippo Maraldi
The Babaud and Masson families
Three portraits have been added on three of the Cassini and Maraldi family pages.
2011.11.30 Giovanni Filippo Maraldi An addition has been made to the dates of one of Giovanni Filippo Maraldi’s children.
2011.11.28 Graphic design studies
Giacomo Francisco Filippo Maraldi
Exploratory kufic sketches have been added on the design study page, and a new page has been created for Giacomo Francisco Filippo Maraldi, other pages amended to take this into account.
2011.11.27 Islamic urban design – page 1
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
Islamic gardens
Glossary
Notes have been added relating to building context and advertising, a note has been added on one of the Maraldi family, and small additions made to the Islamic gardens page together with an addition to the glossary.
2011.11.25 Addendum – boats
Glossary
A note and photograph have been added on pearling craft and additions made to the glossary.
2011.11.22 Addendum – planning
Society – page 2
Islamic urban design – page 3
Islamic urban design – page 5
Photographs and notes have been added on blight, passive recreation, Qatar National Bank and Doha’s Corniche.
2011.11.21 Greeting cards
Addendum – traditional boats
Addendum – boat types
Glossary
Illustrations and notes have been added relating to greeting cards. A number of photographs with accompanying notes have been added on traditional boats, and additions made to the glossary.
2011.11.16 Addendum – old Qatar A number of dates associated with photographs have been amended and notes and a photograph added.
2011.11.15 Gulf architecture – page 3 A note and photograph have been added relating to a traditional door design.
2011.11.14 Islamic urban design – page 2
Islamic urban design – page 5
Addendum – protection
Notes and illustrations have been added on villa design and vehicle barriers.
2011.11.13 Arabic geometry – page 2
Addendum – population
A note and illustrations have been added on the construction of a geometric pattern, and the population statistics have been brought up to date.
2011.11.11 Addendum – old Qatar
References
Three photographs with comments have been added to the old illustrations of Qatar, and a reference has been added.
2011.11.08 Arabic geometry – page 2 A note and illustrations have been added on spirals.
2011.11.05 Design studies
Arabic geometry – page 2
A note has been added on paper folding, and a correction made to a diagram and a note added on tessellations.
2011.11.03 Design studies
Gulf architecture – page 4
A note has been amended on paper folding, and photographs and notes added on geometric patterns.
2011.10.31 Design studies An exercise for an ’eid sa’id card has been added on the design studies page.
2011.10.30 Arabic geometry – page 2 An exercise in ten-point geometry has been added to one of the geometry pages.
2011.10.29 Addendum – planning
Addendum – geography
Arabic geometry – page 2
Illustrations and notes have been added relating to a scheme for a new College of Engineering for Qatar University, and a photograph and note on the Diwan al-Amiri on the same page. Photographs and notes have been added on fauna, and a design has been illustrated on one of the geometry pages.
2011.10.26 Society – page 3
Gulf architecture – page 6
References
Addendum – geography
Photographs and notes have been added on the khanjar and tent wall materials. Links to bibliographic resources have been added on the references page, some words to the glossary, and twenty-five photographs and notes on fauna to the geography page.
2011.10.23 Society – page 3
Gulf architecture – page 6
Islamic geometry – page 1
Photographs and notes have been added on men’s dress and woven material, and a mistake corrected on one of the geometry pages.
2011.10.21 Islamic urban design – page 5 A note and photograph have been added relating to signs, letterforms and identity.
2011.10.19 Gulf architecture – page 1
Society – page 2
Islamic urban design – page 3
Society – page 1
Notes and photographs on refuse, cats, gold bars, suq waqf and the ramadhan gun have been added.
2011.10.16 Addendum – planning
The building industry
Islamic gardens
Society – page 3
A note on the Ministry of Information building, a photograph and note on the West Bay, a photograph and note on the building industry, a number of photographs and notes on the use of water in landscaping, and photographs and notes on decorative bisht work and pearls have been added.
2011.10.14 Design studies A small illustration has been added to the graphics studies page, and some drawings amended.
2011.10.12 Arabic geometry – page 2 A geometric study has been added.
2011.10.09 Arabic / Islamic design
Pressures for change
Addendum – old Qatar
Islamic urban design – page 4
References
Arabic geometry – page 2
Some amendments and additions have been made to the note on Islamic design, a note on heritage has been started, a photograph and note added to the page on old Qatar, and a photograph on advertising on an urban design page, together with two references. An amendment has been made on nineteen-point geometry.
2011.10.05 Addendum – population The population statistics have been updated.
2011.10.04 A new approach – principles
A new approach – details
An illustration and note have been added on external majaalis, and a number of illustrations added.
2011.09.29 Islamic urban design – page 3
Gulf architecture – page 3
Arabic geometry – page 1
Addendum – planning
Notes and illustrations have been added on the State mosque and traditional architecture, a photograph has been added on one of the geometry pages, and photographs and notes have been added on the first project for expanding the Diwan al-Amiri.
2011.09.27 Islamic urban design – page 5
Glossary
A note and illustration on signs has been added together with some words to the glossary.
2011.09.26 Islamic urban design – page 1
Islamic urban design – page 5
Pressures for change
Illustrated comments have been added on modern design, road signage and women voting.
2011.09.23 References A number of references have been added relating to the Islamic design pages.
2011.09.20 Gulf architecture – 1
Gulf architecture – 5
The Cassini and Maraldi families
A photograph of silting at Wakra has been added together with a number of sketches relating to arches. A note has been added relating to the Cassini and Maraldi families.
2011.09.14 Gulf architecture – 3
Gulf architecture – 5
References
Photographs and notes have been added relating to different aspects in the construction of traditional buildings, together with a number of references.
2011.09.11 Gulf architecture – 1
Islamic urban design – 5
Gulf architecture – 7
A photograph and comment on an informal majlis have been added together with notes and photographs on balustrading. A note and photograph on informal prayer areas has been added.
2011.09.10 Islamic urban design – 1
A new approach – principles
Resources
Islamic urban design – 2
Gulf architecture – 7
Comments have been added relating to traditional urban movement structures, and a book added to the Bullecourt resources. Photographs and notes have been added on boundary wall design and temporary mosques.
2011.09.06 Pressures for change
Addendum – geography
Addendum – population
Notes have been added relating to education. A map of the municipalities has also been added. Statistics and comment relating to work have been added to the page dealing with population.
2011.09.04 Gulf architecture – page 5
Gulf architecture – page 4
Addendum – population
References
Photographs and notes relating to traditional naqsh work and balustrading have been added on two pages. Population statistics have been brought up to date, and four references have been added.
2011.09.02 Gulf architecture – page 4
Gulf architecture – page 5
Notes and a number of photographs relating to naqsh panelling and carving have been added.
2011.08.31 The Cassini and Maraldi families
Appendix – old Qatar
Islamic urban design – page 1
A photograph and brief note have been added on the Cassini family, and housekeeping carried out on all pages in the Cassini section of these notes. A number of photographs have been added on the old Qatar page, and one on the first Islamic urban design page.
2011.08.28 Gulf architecture – page 5
Appendix – old Qatar
Notes and a number of photographs have been added on the carving and development of naqsh panels and cornices. A photograph with commentary has been added to the old Qatar page.
2011.08.22 Islamic urban design – page 3
Infrastructure development
Notes and photographs have been added relating to the Guest Villas, the Doha Club and Ras Abu Aboud.
2011.08.20 Islamic geometry – page 1 A geometric study has been added.
2011.08.16 Islamic urban design – page 2
The Babaud and Masson families
Cassini and Maraldi references
A photograph with commentary has been added relating to urban design on the Islamic design pages, and a note expanded with reference, on the Cassini pages.
2011.08.14 Gulf architecture – page 1 An aerial photograph has been added, showing progress on the Pearl development.
2011.08.12 Design studies
Addendum – population
A Ramadhan greeting card study has been added and additions have been made to population statistics.
2011.08.07 Islamic urban design – page 2
Addendum – planning
Photographs and notes relating to the Ministry of Finance extension have been added together with illustrations and notes on the Diwan al-Amiri extension and the 1976 Ministries competition.
2011.07.31 Design studies
Greeting cards
Public housing
A number of old illustrations have been added on the page of design studies and one to the greeting cards page. Some page coding has been revised. An old photograph with commentary has been added on public housing.
2011.07.30 Islamic geometry – page 2 An alternative for constructing a heptagon has been added.
2011.07.28 Addendum – design elements Additions have been made to the notes on laundry.
2011.07.25 Gulf architecture – page 7 A number of photographs of minarets have been added and commentary expanded.
2011.07.21 Addendum – traditional boats
Addendum – boat types
Glossary
Infrastructure development
A number of photographs with commentary have been added relating to traditional craft. Vocabulary has been added to the glossary. Notes and photographs have been added on drainage.
2011.07.19 Addendum – old Qatar A photograph of the fort at al-Zubara has been added, and a note on guards extended.
2011.07.17 The Babaud and Masson families
Cassini and Maraldi references
The date of the death of the Marquise de Cassini, together with a reference, have been added to the Cassini section.
2011.07.15 Islamic geometry – page 1 An animated illustration has been added to one of the geometry pages.
2011.07.11 Pressures for change
Islamic geometry – page 2
Notes have been added on the statistics relating to oil and gas, and an illustration to the note on Cairo tile geometry.
2011.07.08 References
Glossary
Addendum – old Qatar
References have been added along with vocabulary to the glossary, and a photograph of old Qatar added.
2011.07.05 Islamic geometry – page 2
Glossary
A photograph and note have been added to the note on seven-point geometry, and additions made to the glossary.
2011.07.02 Islamic geometry – page 2
Gulf architecture – page 3
A sketch and photograph have been added on one of the geometry pages, and photographs added on traditional door handles.
2011.06.30 Glossary A number of additions have been made to the glossary.
2011.06.21 Glossary
References
A number of additions have been made to the glossary and references.
2011.06.20 References
Addendum – old Qatar
Addendum – history
Addendum – population
A number of books have been added to the references, a photograph of old Qatar has been revised, a link added to the page on history, and population statistics and associated bell diagrams have been updated.
2011.06.16 Society – page 3 Illustrations of national men’s dress have been added with accompanying notes.
2011.06.15 Society – page 1
References
Glossary
Addendum – old Qatar
Addendum – history
A note has been added on the origins of Qatar society together with additions to the references, glossary and history pages, together with some photographs relating to the past in Qatar.
2011.06.09 Islamic urban design – page 2
Islamic urban design – page 3
Photographs and notes have been added on development in the New District of Doha.
2011.06.08 Society – page 2
Gulf architecture – page 1
Addendum – old Qatar
References
Photographs and notes have been added on pearling and carpets, and information changed with regard to an old photograph. A reference has been added.
2011.06.05 Addendum – old Qatar A number of photographs have been added to the page on Qatar’s past.
2011.06.04 Islamic architecture Notes have been started on the design of Islamic houses.
2011.06.02 Addendum – old Qatar A number of photographs with associated notes have been added on the page looking at Qatar in the past.
2011.05.30 Addendum – old Qatar
Islamic urban design – page 2
Notes and photos have been added on old buildings in Qatar and roofscapes.
2011.05.27 Islamic urban design – page 2 Photographs and a note have been added on a new housing development.
2011.05.25 Addendum – old Qatar
Addendum – geography
Photographs and accompanying notes have been added to the old Qatari architecture and geography pages.
2011.05.24 Islamic urban design – 1
Glossary
References
Design studies
Photographs and notes on al-Khor and modern mosque design have been added, additions have been made to the glossary and references, and a note on a quilt piece exercise added in the graphic design section.
2011.05.21 Islamic urban design – 3 Photographs and associated notes on the design of two buildings have been added.
2011.05.19 References A number of references have been added to the Islamic notes section.
2011.05.10 Arabic geometry – page 1 A note and photograph have been added to one of the pages on Arabic geometry.
2011.05.09 The Babaud and Maraldi families A small addition has been made relating to the property of Dominique Joseph Cassini.
2011.05.08 Giacomo Filippo Maraldi
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Jean Dominique Cassini
Cassini and Maraldi references
The Babaud and Maraldi families
A number of small amendments have been made to pages relating to the Maraldi and Cassini families, two additions have been made to the references and the family tree has been brought up to date.
2011.05.07 Old photographs of Qatar
The Babaud and Masson families
An old photograph, with commentary, of Doha’s suq has been added, and amendments made relating to the death of Mme de Cassini.
2011.05.05 The Babaud and Masson families A number of small additions and clarifications have been made relating to the life of Angélique-Dorothée, Marquise de Cassini.
2011.05.01 Gulf architecture – 3 Notes with a number of photographs have been added on the subject of buildings constructed of mud.
2011.04.28 Gulf architecture – 3 Notes with a number of photographs have been added on the subject of barasti.
2011.04.26 Islamic urban design – 2
Society – page 2
Photographs and notes on additions to roofs have been made on two pages.
2011.04.25 Islamic urban design – 2
Pressures for change
A note on estate agencies has been corrected and a note written on real estate and its control.
2011.04.24 Gulf architecture – 6
Gulf architecture – 7
The two largest Gulf architecture pages – 1 and 2 – have been reduced in size by moving some of the material to two new pages – 6 and 7 – with the necessary amendments being made to that part of the site.
2011.04.23 References
Al-Salata al-jadida
A number of references have been added, as has a sketch to the page on the development of al-Salata al-jadida.
2011.04.22 Gulf architecture – page 1
Islamic urban design – page 3
Photographs and associated notes have been added on the Pearl development and the original university.
2011.04.21 Gulf architecture – page 1
Addendum – old Qatar
Society – page 2
Photographs and notes have been added on the reservoir at Umm Salal Muhammad, old Qatar, and the hawdaj.
2011.04.18 Society – page 3
Society – page 1
Addendum – old Qatar
The household on its lot
A photograph and note on the batula have been added together with notes and photographs on the holy month of Ramadhan. A number of photographs with commentary have been added to the page which looks at old Qatar, and notes have been made on the use of water in Qatari households.
2011.04.17 Arabic geometry – page 1
Arabic geometry – page 2
A note with illustrations has been added on geometric designs, and some early sketches have been added, both to the geometry pages.
2011.04.14 Infrastructure development
Glossary
Cassini and Maraldi references
A note with accompanying photographs has been added on land acquisition along with a word to the glossary. A reference has been added relating to the Cassini family.
2011.04.07 References Five references have been added.
2011.04.04 Addendum – old Qatar A number of photographs with accompanying commentary have been added to the pages dealing with old images of Qatar.
2011.04.03 Islamic urban design – 3 Photographs of the Qatar National Bank have been added, together with commentary.
2011.04.01 Islamic urban design – 4 A note on gated communities and a photograph have been added.
2011.03.28 Gulf architecture – page 2
References
A photograph has been added and related commentary amended, and a reference added.
2011.03.27 Arabic geometry – page 1 A number of photographs, an illustration and accompanying notes have been added on Islamic geometry.
2011.03.19 Gulf architecture – 1
Infrastructure development
Pressures for change
Addendum – planning
Photographs and notes have been added on the subject of old steel gates, a small correction made on the Infrastructure page, a note on education expanded and a paragraph added on planning.
2011.03.14 Infrastructure development
Islamic urban design – 2
Gulf architecture – 1
Photographs and notes have been added relating to change and architectural details.
2011.03.11 References A reference has been added.
2011.03.05 Addendum – planning
Arabic geometry – page 2
A note and photographs have been added on the proposed new Qatar National Museum by Jean Nouvel, as well as an illustration of a construction for a Cairo tile.
2011.03.04 Corporate image and logos
Addendum – planning
Three company designs for letterhead and business cards have been added on the graphics section, and an amendment made to the naming of a building on the planning page.
2011.03.02 References
Glossary
Pressures for change
A reference and a word have been added, together with notes on the law in Qatar.
2011.02.28 Glossary
References
Arabic geometry – page 2
A word and reference have been added, and an illustrated note written on the traditional construction of decagons.
2011.02.27 Addendum – planning
Infrastructure development
Gulf architecture – 1
Notes and a number of contemporary photographs have been added relating to the development of Qatar university and the Corniche. Elements of the page have been reorganised. A photograph has been added to the page on infrastructure development and a photograph has been added to the annual aerial sequence relating to the Pearl project. An aerial photograph of Greater Doha has also been added.
2011.02.22 Addendum – planning Notes and photographs have been added relating to the filling of the New District of Doha.
2011.02.20 Addendum – population
Addendum – regulations
Addendum – planning
Islamic gardens
The population statistics have been brought up to date, a note added on the Qatar Civil Defence Directorate, and illustrations have been added and notes augmented on the Intermediate Staff Housing project in the New District of Doha as well as relating to oleander.
2011.02.19 Addendum – planning Notes have been augmented and photographs added relating to the construction of the hotel and conference centre on the New District of Doha.
2011.02.18 Islamic urban design – 5 Notes and illustrations have been added relating to a private residence.
2011.02.17 Addendum – planning Illustrations and notes have been added on the Mushairib project in the centre of Doha.
2011.02.15 Addendum – planning Illustrations and notes have been added on the Alpha project competition winner.
2011.02.14 Infrastructure development Notes and old photographs have been added relating to sewerage and drainage.
2011.02.05 Infrastructure development
References
Gulf architecture – 2
A page on the development of Qatar’s infrastructure has been added and adjustments made to all other pages. A number of references have been added relating to drainage and water resources, and a photograph and note added on the design of manaaraat.
2011.02.04 Gulf architecture – 3 A photograph and note have been added relating to the ventilation of simple rooms.
2011.02.02 Gulf architecture – 1 Notes and a number of photographs relating to wells and the tents of the badu have been added.
2011.02.01 Gulf architecture – 2 Notes on a mosque tower at al-Ruwais have been amended.
2011.01.30 Islamic geometry – 2 A photograph showing the construction of a shell has been added, and the accompanying note amended.
2011.01.29 Islamic geometry – 2 A note and photograph have been added relating to the introduction of decimals to mathematics.
2011.01.27 Islamic geometry – 2
Introduction
A mistake has been corrected on one of the geometry pages, and a photograph added on the introduction to the Islamic pages.
2011.01.26 Expatriate housing study An illustration has been added to the notes on expatriate housing.
2011.01.22 Expatriate housing study A new page relating to a study for housing expatriates has been added to the Islamic studies section.
2011.01.17 Society – 2 Two notes and photographs have been added relating to Qatari society.
2011.01.12 Web design A note and accompanying photographs have been added to the Graphics section relating to the development of ideas for this site.
2011.01.11 Gulf architecture – 2 A note and accompanying photograph have been added relating to the construction of a ruined manara.
2011.01.09 Islamic urban design – 4 A note and accompanying photographs have been added on public sculptures.
2011.01.08 Islamic urban design – 5 Notes and accompanying photographs have been added relating to the use of pictographs in signing.
2011.01.06 Islamic geometry – 2
Arabic / Islamic design
A note on tessellations has been added on one of the geometry pages, and a mistake corrected.
2011.01.03 Greeting cards
Graphic design studies
A number of old card designs and graphic studies have been added with commentary.
2011.01.01 Gulf architecture – 1
Greeting cards
Around a dozen photographs and accompanying notes have been added and amended relating to traditional tents. An old exploratory design has been added in the graphics section. The copyright notices and updates references on this and other pages of the site have been amended to bring them into line with the new year.

 

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