AL MANAKH, GULF REGION, 2007

An analysis of the history, culture and architecture of The Gulf region

AMO in collaboration with Moutamarat and ARCHIS

Al Manakh offers a detailed analysis of the history, culture and architecture of The Gulf region including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah and discusses the implications of the rapid development of these territories for the rest of the world.

This is the first time that the unprecedented urban condition of this region has been comprehensively documented from diverse viewpoints and communicated to outside the region. Voices of architects, intellectuals and developers making The Gulf happen are represented in the numerous essays and interviews that accompany this richly illustrated study. Key figures such as, Rem Koolhaas, Ole Bouman, and Thomas Krens give their take on the current situation in The Gulf, along with their predictions for the future of this ‘ultimate tabula rasa’.
more...

FACT SHEET

Format: 24x17, 500 pages
Publisher: Archis Foundation
Distribution: Europe, Asia and USA by Idea Books, IPS Pressevertrieb, Jashanmal National
Price: €29.90
ISBN: 978-90-77966-12-9

COLLABORATORS

Editors:
Rem Koolhaas, Mitra Khoubrou, Ole Bouman

Managing editor:
Arjen Oosterman

Design:
Irma Boom, Natasha Chandani, Sonja Haller

CREDITS

Partners:
Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf

AMO Team:
Todd Reisz, Kayoko Oto, Natalie Al Shami, Jason Atikins, Tomek Batczak, Lily Jencks, Sara Kassa, Sara Martin, Daniel Rabin, Guillaume Yersin

PRESS

Financial Times, 15 September 2007

PURCHASE

Archis Foundation
http://archis.org/almanakh/

AL MANAKH 2

Al Manakh 2 website