Akbar, Jamel A.
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- nuc86-1854: His Responsibility and the traditional Muslim built environment, c1984(hdg. on MCM rept.: Akbar, Jamel A.; usage: Jamel A. Akbar)
- His Crisis in the built environment, 1988:t.p. (Jamel Akbar) jkt. (Asst. Prof. at the School of Arch. & Planning in King Faisal Univ., holds B.Arch. from King Saud Univ. and M.Arch. A.S. and Ph.D. from M.I.T., U.S.A.)
- His ʻImārat al-arḍ fī al-Islām, 1992:t.p. (Jamīl ʻAbd al-Qādir Akbar)
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Jamel Akbar (born 26 May 1954) is an architect, educator, and theorist. His theoretical contributions are in the field of the built environment. His major contribution is in measuring the quality of the built environment through concepts such as responsibility, control, ownership and interventions. His work concentrates on humans' and properties’ rights among individuals, institutions and the State. By comparing such rights in different cultures he developed conclusions concerning economic and social settings and their ramifications on the quality of the built environment.
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