Design Guidelines for the Context of the Holy Mosque in Makkah Almukarramah
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Design Guidelines for the Context of the Holy Mosque in Makkah Almukarramah
The author's intentions are good. Of course, there has been much development around the Holy Mosque already which is something that, unfortunately, the paper doesn't address at all. I don't understand why as this would provide good arguments to support the guidelines that he/she proposes. Indeed, some (if not much) of the new massive ("Las Vegas" type, nearly sacrilegious due to its capitalist/profit seeking objective) development nearby the Holy Mosque (those huge and tall buildings) would make the case for the three principles the authors put forward all the more clear. But, a critique of the poor development done is in order.
The guidelines are reasonable. I must say, however, that I find the diagrams very helpful and clearer than some of the guidelines themselves. I appreciate the offering of a design example of the potential (I would say maximum scale) of applying such guidelines but it'd have been nice to dig a bit deeper. A conclusion was also necessary.
If the article would address some of the above, it'd receive my full recommendation for publication ... as it is, I am not sure. I'd leave the decision to the people running the conference. At the very least, I'd ask the author to address one of the weaknesses mentioned above.
Design Guidelines for the Context of the Holy Mosque in Makkah Almukarramah
The author's intentions are good. Of course, there has been much development around the Holy Mosque already which is something that, unfortunately, the paper doesn't address at all. I don't understand why as this would provide good arguments to support the guidelines that he/she proposes. Indeed, some (if not much) of the new massive ("Las Vegas" type, nearly sacrilegious due to its capitalist/profit seeking objective) development nearby the Holy Mosque (those huge and tall buildings) would make the case for the three principles the authors put forward all the more clear. But, a critique of the poor development done is in order.
The guidelines are reasonable. I must say, however, that I find the diagrams very helpful and clearer than some of the guidelines themselves. I appreciate the offering of a design example of the potential (I would say maximum scale) of applying such guidelines but it'd have been nice to dig a bit deeper. A conclusion was also necessary.
If the article would address some of the above, it'd receive my full recommendation for publication ... as it is, I am not sure. I'd leave the decision to the people running the conference. At the very least, I'd ask the author to address one of the weaknesses mentioned above.