SHSS and ADER-FES will be hosting an international and multidisciplinary symposium on The HAMMAM IN MEDITERRANEAN CITIES (Nov. 3-5)
“Scientific scenarios for the adaptive reuse of the Hammam as a public service center for Mediterranean cities.”
“The HAMMAM project develops strategies and designs new concepts of adapting the old Hammam features to a contemporary Islamic life, at the same time assessing possibilities for a joint usage of the Hammam by the local dwellers and tourists interested not only in architecture, but also in getting to know other life styles. With the disappearance of Hammams, Islamic cities are about to loose a major feature of their cultural heritage with deteriorating consequences on the urbanistic, societal and architectural qualities. The result will be a guide of design for a Hammam that has its place in the dynamics of transformation within the Islamic society, containing rules and recommendations.”
For more details click on: www.hammams.org