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For as long as there has been architecture, people have tried to define what the principles of architecture should be. There is still no definition that surpasses Vitruvius’ ‘commodity, firmness and delight’ – the idea that a building should do what its users need, that it should be stable and serviceable, and that it should give pleasure.
The first Qataris designing buildings– who at the time did not
have any formal architectural training but had an innate sense of what would work for them – responded to their own needs and to the cultural and climatic requirements. They used locally available materials to make buildings that provided shelter from the climate and allowed the inhabitants to live their lives in the way that they wanted to, within their families, their social groups, and the
country, following their religious and cultural beliefs. They made the best use of resources, using them as sparingly as possible and frequently recycling elements.
The result was a spare and beautiful architecture that responded to the sense of place and which resonates with us today as we seek to conserve and not to waste resources.
Since that time, there have been tremendous changes, as the country has become much wealthier, particularly through the discovery of oil. International communications have increased greatly, and there was for a time a pressure to modernise through imported ideas and styles, making city quarters that were
dependent on the motor car and buildings that, instead of working with the climate, battled against it. This has been a problem in many major cities around the world and each needs to find its own approach.
Translation - Arabic تراث حي
منذ أن عرِف الناس العمارة، ومحاولاتهم لتحديد المبادئ التي يجبُ أن تحكُم هذا الفن لا تتوقف. وحتى الآن لم يظهر تعريفٌ للعمارة أفضل من تعريف فيتروفيوس الذي قال إنها "الملاءمة والثبات والبهجة"؛ أي إن المبنى يجب أن يُلبِّي حاجة مستخدميه، وأن يكون مستقرًّا نافعًا، ومانحًا للسعادة.
وينبغي عند تطبيق هذا التعريف الجامع النظرَ لظروف كل مكان على حدة. فماذا يعني مفهوم الملاءمة والثبات والبهجة لمكان ما في ضوء موقعه الجغرافي ومناخه ومحيطه المجتمعي؟ وكيف نشيّد أنسبَ المباني لتتوافق مع طبيعة مكان بعينه؟
كان القطريّون الأوائل يصممون مبانيهم وفق رؤية تراعي في التصميم تلبيته لاحتياجاتهم وملاءمته لثقافتهم ومناخهم؛ فلم يكن لديهم حينها أي شكل من أشكال التدريب الرسميّ في مجال العمارة، غير أن حسّهم الفِطْري كان يهديهم لتصميم ما يصلُح لهم. فاستخدموا موادَّ متوفرةً في بيئتهم وشيّدوا بها مبانيَ وفّرت لهم حمايةً من تقلّبات المناخ، وأتاحت لقاطنيها العيشَ بالأسلوب الذي أرادوه في رحاب عائلاتهم ودوائرهم الاجتماعية ووسط بلدهم، ومكنتهم من أداء شعائرهم الدينية وممارسة عاداتهم الثقافية. وقد أحسنوا استغلال الموارد؛ فلم يُسرِفوا في استعمالها قدر المستطاع، وحرصوا على إعادة تدوير المواد باستمرار. فكانت النتيجة أن أبدعوا فنًّا معماريًّا امتاز بالبساطة والجمال، وتفاعل مع الإحساس بالمكان، ولا يزال يمثل مرجعًا لنا في سعينا لإعلاء قيمة الترشيد وحفظ الموارد والنأي عن هَدْرها.
ومنذ ذلك الحين، طرأت تغييرات هائلة على أسلوب العمارة مع ازدياد الدولة ثراءً، وخاصة خلال رحلة اكتشاف النفط. فقد انفتح الباب على العالم الخارجي على مصراعيه، فولَّد ذلك ضغطًا على المجتمع في فترة ما للِّحاق بركب الحداثة من خلال استيراد الأفكار والأساليب، فحدث أن تشعبت المدينة إلى أحياء يعتمد قاطنوها في تنقلاتهم على السيارات، وصارت المباني تعادي مناخ بيئتها بدلًا من الانسجام معه. وتكررت هذه المشكلة في كثير من المدن الكبرى حول العالم وصار ت كل مدينة في حاجة لإيجاد حلٍ يناسبها.
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Bachelor's degree - faculty of languages and translation
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Years of experience: 15. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2016.
Abdullah Zaki has almost 10 years’ experience of localizing and crafting compelling and culturally appropriate Arabic content for a wide range of audiences.
Over the course of his professional careers, he served several local and international clients, including but not limited to Maersk Oil, Vodafone, Hyundai, Northwestern University, FIFA World Cup, delivering hundreds of magazine issues, web copies, newsletters, books, media packs, etc.
As a guardian of his clients' reputation, Abdullah understands how important high-quality Arabic copy-writing and translation is for their brands and engagement with the Arab communities. His approach to achieving that is not to translate word for word but striking a careful balance between sticking to the literal translation and a freer translation style. By doing that, he ensures the client is given an Arabic content freed from any influence of the source language, keeping the readers interested.
Although Abdullah manages different types of content, he has a passion and special interest in publications, marketing, and communication (All materials prepared to be published on all media platforms, including books, magazines, web copy, newsletter, press releases, feature stories, advertorials, taglines, social media, etc.).
Abdullah graduated with an honors degree from the faculty of languages and translation at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt in 2008
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