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Abstract
The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating new lifestyles, demand-driven patterns by tenants and property owners are the main factors consolidating development trends in future. This paper explores the relationship between new lifestyle patterns and housing typologies in emerging cities. Within the context of Gulf cities, namely Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Manama, this paper investigates demographic structures and housing trends where a rapid phase of urban growth has transformed local urbanism. Current social structures were analysed by following a new ‘lifestyle framework’ resulting in the characterization of four main lifestyle trends. This is coupled with the assessment of 240 cases of new residences from the Gulf cities under study. The juxtaposition of both studies offers an outlook relevant to the importance of a transition from supply-driven to demand-driven housing dynamics to accommodate emerging multicultural societies. The paper thus contributes to a better understanding and identification of the social groups that are currently lacking suitable housing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 316-327 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Architecture and Urbanism |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- housing typologies
- lifestyle trends
- real estate
- Gulf cities
- urban transformation
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Profiles
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Investigating Housing Typologies in Multicultural Societies of the Gulf Region
1/05/15 → 1/11/18
Project: Research
Impacts
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Architectural and urban research for an enhanced decision-making on urban dynamics of emerging cities
Ashraf Salama (Participant), Alain Thierstein (Participant) & Florian Wiedmann (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Professional practice, training and standards, Quality of life and safety
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Invited Visiting Professor, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University, Turkey
Ashraf M Salama (Invited speaker)
27 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Visiting Professor, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Ashraf M Salama (Invited speaker)
30 Nov 2017 → 3 Dec 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk