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  Journal of Architectural EducationVolume 56 Issue 4, Pages 17 - 25 Published Online: 13 Mar 2006 © 2009 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Inc. Published on behalf of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Abstract | Full Text: PDF (Size: 823K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The Ambiguous Veil: On Transparency, the Mashrabiy'ya, and Architecture Copyright 2003 the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Inc. (ACSA) ABSTRACTTransparency without a glazed medium can be found in the Middle Eastern device of the mashrabiy'ya. Promoted by Orientalism as a typical Eastern motif, it has slowly become a mark of subjugation and confinement. The logic of the mashrabiy'ya permits other interpretations, however. By trying to etymologically and historically link it to weaving and holiness, to the veil and its uplifting, to the gaze and its subtleties, an attempt is made here to liberate this device from excessive interpretations and to present it as an architectural motif that involves a motivated perception of different spatial locations, a viewpoint, a stand, and an intention. Thus, the mashrabiy'ya becomes closely linked to phenomenological transparency. | 
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