Dubai Municipality

Architect: Rashad M. Bukhash

Director of Architectural Heritage Dept. Dubai Municipality
Chairman of Architectural Heritage Society, U.A.E.
Architectural Heritage of Dubai
Architectural Heritage of Dubai
Architectural Heritage Society
He, Who has no past, has no present and shall have no Iuture
Late Sh. Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahayan
He, Who has no past, has no present and shall have no Iuture
Late Sh. Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahayan
Why to Preserve the Architectural Heritage?
1. Emphasizing the National Identity.
2. Increasing the awareness for the importance of preserving
heritage.
3. Developing the national economy through Heritage Tourism.
4. Spreading the local architectural heritage.
5. Putting the historic sites on the world heritage list.
6. Learning from the traditional architecture in constructing the
present and future.
7. Encouraging scientific research in the fields of architectural
heritage.
History Of old Dubai
History Of old Dubai
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Islamic ruins, Jumeira 900 A.D.
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Defensive Buildings
Defensive Buildings
Defensive Buildings 1950
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Al Faheidi Fort, built 1799 A.D.
Naif Fort, 1938 Nahar Watch-tower, 1939
Um Al Royool Watch
Tower 1939.
Residential Buildings
Residential Buildings
Bedouin tent, Bait Al -Shaar
Mountain Houses, Hatta.
Al-Khaima and Al-Areesh
Sh. Saeed Al-Maktoum house, 1896
Mosques
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Mosques
Grand Mosque 1850
Al Otaibat Mosque,
Shindagha
Old Hatta Mosque
Educational Buildings
Educational Buildings
Al Al- -Ahmadiya School Ahmadiya School
1912 1912
AL Ahmadiya School
Old Souqs
Old Souqs
Souq Al- Arsa, 1908
(Oldest Photo of Dubai)
Deira Souq, 1950
Grand Souq, Bur Dubai
Parts of the House

Gates
Wind-towers
Traditional Ornaments
Gypsum Ornaments
Wooden Ornaments
Calligraphy and Glass Ornaments
Traditional building
Materials
Traditional building
Materials
Coral Stone
Shell Stone
Mud Blocks
Burning Mud, (Sarooj)
Palm Trunks
Chandal Joists
Traditional construction
method
Conservation Projects
Al- Faheidi Fort, 1991
Sheikh Saeed House, Before restoration, 1981.
Sheikh Saeed House, After restoration, 1986.
Sheikh Obeid Bin Thani House
Before Restoration 1983
Sheikh Obeid Bin Thani House
After Restoration 2002
Al-Shindagha Historic district Al-Shindagha Historic district
Al-Ahmadiya School
Before restoration, 1993
Al-Ahmadiya School
After restoration 1995
Heritage House
Before restoration 1995
Heritage House
After restoration 1997
Creek elevation
Before restoration
Creek elevation
After restoration
Grand Souq, Bur Dubai
Before Restoration
Grand Souq, Bur Dubai
Before Restoration
Al Bastakiya Historic
district
Al Bastakiya Historic
district
Al Bastakiya district
Mohammed Sharief Al Ulama House,
Before Restoration
Mohammed Sharief Al Ulama House,
after Restoration
Hatta Heritage Village
Before Restoration
Hatta Heritage Village
After Restoration
Hatta Heritage Village
Before Restoration
Hatta Heritage Village
After Restoration
Heritage Museums
Dubai Museum
Al-Ahmadiya School
Heritage House
Hatta Heritage Village
Architectural Heritage Museum, Shindagha.
Camel Museum, Shindagha.
Coins Museum, Al Bastakiya.
Al Bastakiya Activities
Modern Buildings in
historical district
Modern Buildings in
historical district
New Post Office,
Bur Dubai
Etisalat Building, bur Dubai.
Publications
Publications
Architectural Heritage Society
Architectural Heritage Society
United Arab Emirates
Established: 2003
Vision: A Living Heritage with a
vision to Iuture.
Mission: Preservation oI the
architectural heritage oI UAE.
Members: 2550 Irom 53 countries

Honorary Members
Activities
International visits

Publications
Architectural Heritage Dept.
Dubai Municipality
www.uaeheritage.org
ARCHITECTRUAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

www.dubaihistoric.ae
Thank You
Our Heritage Is our Identity