Resilient Selection as a Mechanism for Adapting Iraqi Architecture to the Trends of Modernity

Hasan  Hadi Sabti; Adil Al-Saidi; Mohammed  Gassed; Haitham  Al-Shamari

doi:10.24237/djes.2022.15111

Authors

Hasan Hadi Sabti Department of Architecture, Al-Nahrain University, 64074, Baghdad, Iraq
Adil Al-Saidi
adil_alsaidi@yahoo.com
Department of Architecture, Al-Nahrain University, 64074, Baghdad, Iraq
Mohammed Gassed Department of Architecture, Al-Nahrain University, 64074, Baghdad, Iraq
Haitham Al-Shamari Department of Architecture, Al-Nahrain University, 64074, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords:

Iraqi architecture,, Resilient selection,, Adaptive architecture,, Harmonization,, Adaptation mechanisms

Abstract

The contemporary products of the Iraqi architecture were no longer keeping pace with modernity and global developments. It was mixed with many styles of architecture over periods. The entry of modern architecture into Baghdad led to an accelerated change in the general morphological shape of the city through multi-story high buildings in the middle of the horizontal fabric. The aim of this research was to bring Iraqi architecture from the narrowness to the open ends as adaptive architecture. The research assumed that any building consistent with its general contents could be modified to the resilient selection procedure. The study used a descriptive analytical method in conjunction with a critical approach. A survey of architects and planners in Iraq was also performed. The method divided into three items; harmonization obstacles, the foundations of adaptive architecture and general Iraqi cultural contents. It made an evaluation and estimation the characteristics of the modernity movement within the concept of adaptive architecture. The methodology used qualitative approach based on the survey method (questionnaire). The results extracted indicated that the positive characteristics can unify the vision of modern architecture and urban trends towards adaptive architecture. The research concludes that adaptive architecture in Iraq was a sustainable and valuable in harmony with the contents of the common local culture. So, it could be considered as an adaptive architecture.

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