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Mohamed Makiya : a modern architect renewing islamic tradition
Makiya was Baghdad and Baghdad was Makiya.' These words sum up the life of one of the Middle East's most famous architects. Mohamed Makiya's career spanned seven decades and included projects in more than ten countries. He was a master of incorporating traditional and classical styles into modern architecture. For Makiya, the continuity of tradition as a 'living dimension' was the justification for his work. 0Makiya was revered as a teacher of architecture in Iraq, where he set up the first Department of Architecture at Baghdad University in 1959. Makiya was also a promoter of Iraqi art, which he displayed at his Kufa Gallery in London that was set up to build a bridge between the East and the West. 0This compelling biography reveals the life of a visionary who achieved remarkable feats in Iraq and whose philosophy and humanity crossed all borders and cultures.
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The Record, Stockton, Calif., Michael Fitzgerald column
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein last week ordered the city and its creditors to negotiate a reduced-repayment deal, or Plan of Adjustment. Commenting on the city's proposed plan, which would leave city employee pensions uncut -- and on Wall Street's shrill objections --
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Building Zaha : the story of architect Zaha Hadid
\"The city of Baghdad was full of thinkers, artists, and scientists, the littlest among them Zaha Hadid. Zaha knew from a young age that she wanted to be an architect. She set goals for herself and followed them against all odds. A woman in a man's world, and a person of color in a white field, Zaha was met with resistance at every turn. When critics called her a diva and claimed her ideas were unbuildable, she didn't let their judgments stop her from setting goals and achieving them one by one, finding innovative ways to build projects that became famous the world over. She persisted, she followed her dreams, and she succeeded.\"--Google Books.
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French Torture Mastermind Paul Aussaresses Dies Peacefully at 95
Aussaresses, who late in life was known for his right eye patch, the result of a botched cataract operation, acknowledged that torture was \"widely used\" in Algeria, and that it was \"tolerated, if not recommended\" at the highest levels of the French government, including by then-justice minister and future Socialist president François Mitterrand. Aussaresses's own commander, Battle of Algiers architect General Jacques Massu, eventually turned from decades of \"realist\" apology for torture and urged the French government to condemn its use in Algeria.
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The world is not a rectangle : a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid
A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world.
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Zaha Hadid
\"Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a young woman studying at University in Beirut, she was described as the most outstanding pupil the teacher had ever met. With her ... vision and belief in the power of architecture, she founded her own firm and designed [world-famous] buildings ... including the London 2012 Olympic Aquatic Centre\"--Publisher marketing
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Zaha Hadid
Née dans une famille aisée de Bagdad, en Irak, la petite Zaha Hadid commence à dessiner ses vêtements et à concevoir les meubles de sa chambre à l'âge d'à peine sept ans. Musulmane, elle fréquente une école catholique très prestigieuse où toutes les religions sont les bienvenues et, une fois adolescente, poursuit ses études dans un pensionnat en Suisse avant d'étudier les mathématiques à Beyrouth et de faire une maîtrise en architecture à Londres, où ses édifices aux silhouettes étranges, très différents de ceux de ses camarades, éblouissent ses professeurs. Des années plus tard, elle convainc les meilleurs ingénieurs de travailler avec elle, n'hésitant pas à utiliser des technologies et des outils informatiques inédits dans son domaine pour trouver des solutions à des problèmes techniques et bâtir ce qui paraissait à première vue impossible. Les ponts, stades, opéras et gratte-ciel aux accents futuristes auxquels elle donne vie métamorphosent l'apparence des villes à travers le monde, faisant d'elle non seulement la l'une des architectes les plus réputées de son époque, mais également la première musulmane et la première femme à avoir remporté le prix Pritzker, la plus haute distinction qui existe dans son domaine. [SDM].
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