a collection of notes on areas of personal interest
As I wrote on the first page of this site, there are likely to be continual changes as the notes are added to and the pages develop 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 |
2013.12. | Society 02 | A . |
2013.12.28 | Society 02 Glossary |
A note has been revised and augmented on the subject of falconry and words added to the glossary. |
2013.12.26 | Arabic / Islamic gardens | A note with accompanying photographs has been added on the early establishment of private gardens in Qatar. |
2013.12.23 | Perception | A note on the way in which we look at objects has been expanded and an illustration redrafted. |
2013.12.20 | Perception Infrastructure development Islamic Urban Design 05 |
A note with illustration has been added on the field of vision of the human eye and introductory notes on the planned Doha Bay – or Sharq – crossing made on two pages. |
2013.12.16 | Arabic / Islamic gardens | Photographs and notes have been added on communal landscaping. |
2013.12.11 | Gulf architecture 01 | Photographs and commentary have been added to the beginning of the page introducing the architecture of the peninsula. |
2013.12.08 | History of the peninsula | A small number of photographs have been added illustrating something of the character of traditional littoral villages. |
2013.12.06 | Perception | An illustration has been added relating to the use of figure and ground in graphic design. |
2013.12.04 | Gulf architecture 07 | An annotated photograph has been added on masjid design. |
2013.12.02 | History of the peninsula Population |
Notes and photographs have been added on the petrolyphs at jabal al-Jassassiyah, and the population statistics for November have been entered. |
2013.11.30 | Gulf architecture 01 History of the peninsula References |
Two aerial images illustrating the status of Doha and the Pearl development, a location map of the Hawar islands with its commentary expanded, and commentary and illustration of the settlements of Bida’ and Doha have been added together with a reference on the simplified history of Qatar. |
2013.11.27 | History of the peninsula Glossary References |
Two words have been added to the glossary, notes expanded relating to mapping and the al-Khalifa dependencies, and two references added. |
2013.11.25 | History of the peninsula | A note has been added on the relationship of the al-Khalifa and tribes on the Qatar peninsula. |
2013.11.23 | Old Qatar 01 Bullecourt – resources |
An aerial image with comment has been added on the development at al-Bida, and a typo corrected and link amended. |
2013.11.22 | Greeting cards | Illustrations have been added showing the different paper bag cards suited to manufacture from an A4 sheet as well as an example of a continuous pattern round a paper bag card. |
2013.11.19 | Society 04 | A note has been written on the historical transportation of the expatriate workforce. |
2013.11.18 | Society 04 | A note has been expanded on sponsorship and the expatriate workforce. |
2013.11.17 | Greeting cards | A selection of rough designs for the 2013-2014 season have been added. |
2013.11.12 | Society 03Islamic urban design 01 | An illustration has been added, and a note expanded on items of jewellery, together with an aerial photograph looking over the Doha’s West Bay. |
2013.11.09 | Arabic geometry 01 | An illustration of the design for a simple tilework pattern has been added. |
2013.11.06 | Population | The population statistics have been brought up to date with the addition of October 2013. |
2013.11.03 | Pressures for change | An illustrated note has been written on the beginning of shops and retailing in Qatar. |
2013.10.27 | Islamic gardens | A number of images with accompanying notes have been added relating to the garden to the south of the Diwan al-Amiri and the New District of Doha. |
2013.10.24 | Islamic gardens Islamic urban design 03 |
Photographs and notes on shade and domestic gardens have been added. |
2013.10.23 | Islamic urban design 03 Islamic gardens |
Illustrated notes have been added on shade structures and planting. |
2013.10.22 | Society 02 Islamic urban design 01 |
Notes and a number of photographs have been added on the subject of camels in the peninsula and on advertising on buildings. |
2013.10.19 | Pressures for change | A note has been added on the manner in which merchants carried out their business in the 1960s. |
2013.10.15 | Design studies | Two graphic design studies using Arabic have been added. |
2013.10.14 | Society 01 | Notes on marriage and some of its attendant problems have been added. |
2013.10.12 | History of the peninsula Geography |
Notes have been written and photographs added on the collection of water in the desert and plants. |
2013.10.10 | Islamic urban design 01 | A photograph and note on the relationship of advertising to building has been added. |
2013.10.06 | The Babaud and Masson families Cassini references |
A note has been augmented on Mme de Cassini and a French invasion of England, a number of other notes have been updated and a reference added. |
2013.10.04 | Society 04 Glossary |
A note has been written on issues relating to the importation of labour to the peninsula. |
2013.10.01 | Population | The population statistics have been brought up to date with the addition of September 2013. The population has now reached 2,000,000. |
2013.09.28 | Gulf architecture 02 Islamic urban design 045 |
A note has been written on mid-twentieth century apartment architecture in Doha together with one on early advertising boards. |
2013.09.26 | Design studies | An illustration of a fountain based on ten-point geometry has been added |
2013.09.15 | Islamic urban design 04 | An illustrated note on traffic problems in Doha has been added. |
2013.09.10 | Arabic geometry 01 | A photograph has been added and description expanded on the geometry of a kufic plate. |
2013.09.08 | Islamic urban design 03 Islamic urban design 04 Old Qatar 01 |
A number of photographs with associated notes have been added relating to the first developments on the New District of Doha and the Diwan al-Amiri. |
2013.09.07 | Gulf architecture 02 | A photograph has been added with commentary illustrating an inscription over the door of the fort at al-Wakra. |
2013.09.04 | Planning 02 Population |
A note has been added on pressures to alter the relationship of residential areas to small shops, and on the numbers of al-Thani. |
2013.09.02 | Old Qatar 01 Gulf architecture 02 History Population |
The notes on the fortified structures at Wakra and Wajbah have been augmented and photos added, together with an old image of the fort at Wakra. Brief notes have been added to the history page and population statistics have been brought up to date with the addition of August. |
2013.08.30 | Gulf architecture 02 | The note on the fort at al-Wajbah has been re-written and six photographs added. |
2013.08.26 | Gulf architecture 02 | An illustrated note has been added on decorative Arab chests together with a photograph of al-Rakayat. |
2013.08.24 | Arabic geometry 01 | A note on a cursive design has been expanded and photographs added. |
2013.08.22 | Population Gulf architecture 02 |
The population statistics have been updated for July 2013, and an illustration of the fort at al-Rakayat added. |
2013.08.20 | Islamic urban design 02 | An illustrated note on the design of pre-cast concrete Intermediate Staff houses in the New District of Doha has been added. |
2013.08.17 | Old Qatar 02 | A photograph of an old building in the centre of Doha has been added together with a brief commentary. |
2013.08.07 | Arabic geometry 01 | An illustrated note on the design of a panel has been added. |
2013.08.05 | Arabic geometry 03 | A photograph and note have been added on the development of knots and splices. |
2013.08.02 | Gulf architecture 08 | An illustrated note on the character of some old carved doors has been added. |
2013.08.01 | Gulf architecture 02 Society 02 |
A note on the treatment of naqsh on an old development has been expanded, and a photograph added on leisure. |
2013.07.30 | Gulf architecture 02 Gulf architecture 07 Society 03 |
Photographs have been added to notes on a fortified development in Rayyan, a masjid at al-Jumailiyah and on the subject of graffiti. |
2013.07.29 | References Old Qatar 01 |
A number of articles have been added to the list of references, and an illustrated note added on development at Umm Salal Muhammad. |
2013.07.27 | The building industry References |
A note on road construction has been added together with a reference on Persian gardens. |
2013.07.23 | Design studies | The illustrated note on the possible use of kufic lettering as mushrabiya has been added to. |
2013.07.20 | Design studies | An illustrated note has been written on the possible use of kufic lettering as mushrabiya. |
2013.07.16 | References Arabic geometry 01 |
Four references have been added and an illustration re-drafted. |
2013.07.13 | Gulf architecture 07 References |
A note on masaajid has been added to one of the Gulf architecture pages together with a number of references. |
2013.07.11 | Islamic gardens | Photographs with accompanying note has been added on abandoned farms. |
2013.07.09 | Arabic geometry 01 | More has been written on the construction of a nine-point geometric pattern. |
2013.07.05 | Arabic geometry 01 Glossary |
A study of a design based on six- and nine-point geometry has been started and some vocabulary has been added to the glossary. |
2013.07.01 | Population | The population statistics have been updated for June 2013. |
2013.06.27 | History | A note has been started on Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. |
2013.06.25 | Society 01 References Glossary Old Qatar 01 |
A note with illustrations has been added on socio-cultural issues relating to Qataris and expatriates, additions made to the references and glossary, and a note corrected on the first of the pages of old photographs of Qatar. |
2013.06.23 | Society 01 | A photograph has been added on the majlis and commentary added. |
2013.06.21 | Arabic ⁄ Arabic geometry 01 | A photograph has been added and notes revised on Arabic ⁄ Islamic geometry. |
2013.06.19 | Society 02 | A note and accompanying photographs have been added on the hawdaj. |
2013.06.17 | Graphic design studies | Two graphic studies have been added together with a little more on the ‘Eid mubarak’ study, and two spelling mistakes – created by auto-correcting software – corrected. |
2013.06.14 | Graphic design studies | A study for a graphics interpretation of ‘Eid mubarak’ has been added with descriptive note. |
2013.06.11 | Arabic geometry 04 | Illustrations of an eccentric carved naqsh design have been added with notes. |
2013.06.09 | Old Qatar 02 | A number of photographs and commentary have been added and amended on the development of Sheikh Abdullah’s complex at feriq al-Salata. |
2013.06.07 | Gulf architecture 03 Planning 01 |
Notes dealing with the shedding of rainwater and the development of the New District of Doha have been revised and photographs added. |
2013.06.04 | Old Qatar 01 | Amendments have been made to the text of the first page looking at historic development in Qatar. |
2013.06.02 | Population Gulf architecture 01 |
The population statistics for May 2013 have been updated, and an aerial photo of Doha, 1952, has been added. |
2013.05.31 | Old Qatar – 01 Islamic urban design 04 Gulf architecture 01 |
An early dyeline image with comment has been added to the note on the development of the Diwan al-Amiri and photographs with commentary on development within the Diwan al-Amiri. An aerial photograph has been added to the sequence illustrating the Pearl development. |
2013.05.30 | Posters | Notes have been added on the design of posters and flyers. |
2013.05.28 | Greeting cards | Some greeting card examples have been added in the graphics section. |
2013.05.27 | Islamic urban design 02 | A note on large scale boundary walls has been added. |
2013.05.25 | Islamic urban design 03 | An illustrated note has been added on the design of new buildings in a traditional style. |
2013.05.22 | Chicago – 1970 | A new section with photographs taken in Chicago in 1970 has been added. |
2013.05.21 | Arabic geometry 02 | A note on the origin of the concept of zero has been added. |
2013.05.20 | Society 03 | A note and photograph have been added relating to medical provision. |
2013.05.19 | Geography Islamic urban design 04 |
Notes on duhul and the Diwan al-Amiri project have been added. |
2013.05.17 | Gulf architecture 03 | An illustrated note has been added on the appearance of the muqarnas in Qatari architecture. |
2013.05.15 | Arabic geometry 02 | A construction demonstrating the proportions of the Golden Mean has been added. |
2013.05.13 | Introduction The State’s administration |
The pages on the Islamic design section of the site have been re-ordered and a note on the composition of the Council of Ministers amended. |
2013.05.10 | Society 01 | A note has been added on the al-Thani family and their position within Qatari society. |
2013.05.06 | Old Qatar 01 | An old photograph with accompanying note have been added. |
2013.05.02 | Population | The population statistics for April 2013 have been updated, and a note on the al-Thani family added. |
2013.04.30 | Arabic geometry 03 | An illustrated note has been made on a modern geometrically-based design. |
2013.04.27 | Arabic geometry 03 Design studies |
Notes with accompanying illustrations have been added on craftsmen and their relationship with Islamic design, and on an Eid Mubarak design. |
2013.04.26 | Arabic geometry 03 | A note and photographs of ten-point geometry in plants have been added. |
2013.04.25 | Arabic geometry 03 | A note and photograph of the geometry behind a cauliflower has been added. | 2013.04.24 | Arabic geometry 04 Pressures for change |
The pages looking at aspects of geometry has been reorganised from three to four, and a note has been added on pressures for change. |
2013.04.21 | Gulf architecture 08 | Photographs with notes have been added on ventilation panels above doorways in boundary walls. |
2013.04.16 | Old Qatar 02 | Maps have been added illustrating the old development of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim at feriq al-Salata. |
2013.04.14 | Arabic geometry 03 Gulf architecture 03 |
Illustrated notes have been added on naqsh decoration to a midkhan, together with some traditional wall constructions and finish. |
2013.04.11 | Graphic design studies Gulf architecture 02 |
An illustration of geometrical design studies has been added together with an old photograph of a part of the fort at al-rakayat. |
2013.04.09 | Graphic design studies | Another group of studies utilising Kufic lettering has been added. |
2013.04.07 | Arabic geometry 01 Graphic design studies |
Notes and illustrations have been added relating to a Celtic geometric design and to an old competition design. |
2013.04.02 | Population | The population statistics for March 2013 have been updated. |
2013.03.27 | Arabic geometry 01 | A study has been made of a ten-pointed geometrical design found in London. |
2013.03.25 | History | An outline of the lineage of the al-Thani family has been added. |
2013.03.23 | Islamic urban design 01 | An aerial photograph of Doha has been added along with a descriptive note. |
2013.03.21 | Islamic urban design 01 | An illustration and note have been added on the design of recent mosques. |
2013.03.18 | History | An illustration has been added on the history page. |
2013.03.17 | Graphic studies Arabic geometry 01 |
An old sketch has been added to the graphics studies page, and the beginnings of a note on Celtic patterns. |
2013.03.15 | Graphic studies | Old sketches and a student architectural scheme have been added on the graphics studies page. |
2013.03.12 | Society 04 | A photograph has been added and note amended relating to diving. |
2013.03.11 | Population References |
Notional population statistics for nationals have been updated and some assumptions amended. Two references have been added. |
2013.03.10 | Society 03 | A note and illustration of girls’ gold headdress have been added. |
2013.03.09 | Society 02 | Photographs and notes have been added on girls’ play. |
2013.03.08 | Society 02 | Photographs and notes have been added on boys’ play. |
2013.03.03 | Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 04 |
Notes and photographs have been added on the the reconstruction of Sh. Abdullah's complex on feriq al-Salata. Some images have been added to one of the Gulf architecture pages. |
2013.03.02 | Gulf architecture 03 Population |
Notes and photographs have been added on the decoration of trabeated construction and the population statistics updated for February 2013. |
2013.02.28 | Gulf architecture 03 Glossary |
A note with photographs has been added on the traditional construction of roofs, and words to the glossary. |
2013.02.27 | Planning in Qatar 02 Islamic urban design 01 |
Photographs and commentary have been added on the burgeoning city, and of two masaajid in Doha. |
2013.02.26 | Islamic urban design 01 Glossary |
Photographs and notes have been added on one of Doha’s masaajid, and an error corrected in the glossary. |
2013.02.24 | Gulf architecture 07 Islamic urban design 01 |
Commentary has been added on traditional masaajid. |
2013.02.23 | Islamic urban design 03 | Photographs and notes have been added on the original Qatar University. |
2013.02.22 | Planning in Qatar 01 Infrastructure development Islamic urban design 02 Islamic urban design 03 |
Photographs and descriptive notes have been added relating to buildings in the early 1970s. A typo affecting all pages has been corrected. Caveat scriptor… |
2013.02.21 | Islamic urban design 03 Gulf architecture 02 |
Photographs and descriptive notes have been added on buildings in the early 1970s. |
2013.02.19 | Old Qatar 01 Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 02 Perception |
A number of photographs with comment have been added on the old centre of Doha and old buildings, and commentary added on the subject of colour. |
2013.02.17 | Perception Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 02 |
A number of small additions and amendments have been made on the subject of perception, and photographs and comment added on the centre of Doha in the past. |
2013.02.15 | Gulf architecture 07 | Photographs and notes have been added relating to the design not traditional masaajid. |
2013.02.13 | Society 03 Old Qatar 01 |
A brief note has been added on the medical background to Qatar, and a number of photographs of the area around the Diwan al-Amiri added with commentary. |
2013.02.11 | Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 07 |
Photographs and commentary have been added on old developments in feriq al-Salata. |
2013.02.09 | Islamic urban design 03 Islamic urban design 05 Planning in Qatar 01 |
A number of photographs with accompanying notes have been added relating to the Corniche, and a correction made to the name of a building. |
2013.02.06 | Gulf architecture 04 | A number of photographs with accompanying notes have been added on the screening of traditional buildings. |
2013.02.03 | Old Qatar 01 Old Qatar 02 Population |
Notes and accompanying photographs have been added to the two pages containing old photographs of Qatar, and the population statistics for January added. |
2013.02.01 | Planning in Qatar 01 Glossary Old Qatar 02 |
Notes have been made on Umm Said and an old photograph, and words added to the glossary. |
2013.01.30 | Planning in Qatar 01 Planning in Qatar 02 |
The page on planning has been split into two pages and notes on the planning of Khor and Umm Said started. |
2013.01.29 | Gulf architecture 07 Islamic urban design 03 |
Photographs with accompanying notes have been added relating to a minaret at al-Shahaniyah and a shade structure in a Doha school. |
2013.01.28 | Gulf architecture 02 | Notes with accompanying photographs have been added on two forts in the north of the peninsula. |
2013.01.27 | Planning Old Qatar 01 |
Photographs and accompanying notes have been added on the Senior Staff Housing Project and notes revised relating to an old fortified tower. |
2013.01.25 | Old Qatar 02 | Revisions have been made to the commentary accompanying an old photograph. |
2013.01.23 | Old Qatar 01 | The photograph of an old defensive tower has been added with commentary. |
2013.01.20 | Old Qatar 01 Old Qatar 02 |
A number of photographs have been added to the pages on old Qatar along with new comment and amendments. |
2013.01.18 | Design studies | Illustrations relating to early studies have been added. |
2013.01.16 | Design studies | Four illustrations relating to on early study have been added. |
2013.01.15 | Islamic / Arabic geometry 02 Design studies |
Illustrations on two early studies have been added. |
2013.01.14 | References Design studies Greeting cards |
Two references relating to Islamic studies have been added together with a number of illustrations of old cards and invitations in the graphic design section. |
2013.01.12 | Planning of Qatar Gulf architecture 07 Old Qatar 01 |
Three aerial photographs have been added. One is of Doha in 2012, the second an old photograph of a manara in the centre of Doha, and the third an oblique detail of the centre of Doha. Two illustrations have been re-drafted. |
2013.01.11 | Old Qatar 01 | Photographs of old Qatar have been added along with commentary. |
2013.01.09 | Planning | An illustrated note has been added relating to the heights of buildings. |
2013.01.07 | Traditional boats Boat types |
Photographs with accompanying notes have been added on traditional craft. |
2013.01.06 | A new approach – conceptual | A new page looking at a conceptual approach to housing has been added. |
2013.01.04 | Population | The population statistics for December 2012 have been added. |
2013.01.02 | Updates 2013 References Islamic architecture |
The site has been updated to reflect the new year, a number of references added together with a note on Islamic architecture. |