Amman- 16 March 2023
Students of the Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture/ School of Architecture and the Built Environment (SABE) at the German Jordanian University (GJU) visited a number of unique buildings and architectural icons in the southern Jordan Valley, as part of the Islamic architecture course.
This journey started from Mr. Khalil Al Talhouni’s house that was designed by the Egyptian famous architect Hasan Fathy and constructed in the early 90s, this house is a real representation of Fathy’s philosophy that focused on the environmental & functional aspects in the architectural design by using local materials & inspiring by the traditional Islamic architecture elements, the second stop was in Al Gandour house ( the clay house) that Architect Amani Malhas – an industrial professor in GJU- contributed in designing it, where the Final stop was in Architect Bilal Hammad farmhouse who is one of the well known Jordanian architects.
The scientific trip was under the supervision of Dr. Farah AL Alatrash & Dr. Read AL Tal who are teaching the Islamic Architecture course, and in participation with Architect Tha’er Qob’a, Architect Amani Malhas, Architect Tala Awadallah, and a number of GJU teaching staff. Such trips enhance the students' awareness of the local Islamic architecture, as well as their understanding of how the theoretical concepts were translated into typology and practice.
This kind of scientific site visit enhance the teaching experience in light of the commitment to applying the practical vision of GJU, as well as improving the critical and analytical architectural thinking of the students and their knowledge in a practical way also contributes to improving the relationship between the students and the teaching staff.