Connections: Exploring Heritage, Architecture, Cities, Art Media

CONNECTIONS: EXPLORING HERITAGE, ARCHITECTURE, CITIES, ART MEDIA • Paper / Proposal Title: Understanding Architectural Heritage Complexity: The case of developing an HIBM for the complex of the shrine of "Prophet Ezekiel- Al Kifl" in Iraq. • Author(s) Name: Hussam Abdul Khaleq Saba Sami Mehdi Al Ali • University or Company Affiliation: University of Kufa, Engineering Office. Al Nahrain University, Department of Architecture. • Abstract : The shrine of the Jewish Prophet Ezekiel or as named locally " Al Kifl or Dhyl Kifl" , is one of the most arguable historic sites within Iraq, due to its dual religious references namely Jewish and Muslim. This duality made it susceptible to changing preserving volitions with any new administration that took its reins since its construction attributed to the medieval ages. Consequently the site witnessed several stages of additions and demolitions, resulting in a complicated architectural and urban complex. These changes are still ongoing till recently, causing the loss of original parts at different scales, a condition that made proper documentation very urgent for this significant site. The paper reports the experience of developing an HBIM for the whole site of the tomb of Ezekiel-Al Kifl, the Nukhaila mosque, as well as the surrounding buildings including the markets (Suq) and previous caravanserais (khans). The HBIM developed includes historical information, geometric modeling and time staging for all currently standing and demolished parts of the historic complex. High LOD with enriching descriptive material was provided for the historic minaret of the mosque, to set a base line for future documentation of other components which were currently modeled at a lower LOD. The paper presents suggestions on two aspects of the HBIM. The first is enriching the 3D model with descriptive information from historical resources that could be accessed at each part of the building complex, and the second is linking the 3D Model with the GIS by transferring it through a series of software for the purpose of allowing more referential data on an urban scale. The model is created to provide professionals responsible for architecture, conservation, and restoration of this site with access to integrated information of the current and previous condition of the buildings easily and quickly. It is also hoped to be a repository of information that might help understanding this site publically. •Author(s) Biography : Hussam Abdul Khaliq is Senior Architect and researcher. He graduated from the University of Baghdad, department of Architecture in 2006. Soon he worked as architect in a private company responsible for designing and supervising several projects. He joined his work at the University of Kufa, the Engineering Office in 2008 until now. His work included the design of different buildings in the campus like lecture halls and research building, a main gate in the campus and a participation in the design of the Art College. Since 2010 he became part of private designing office, where he designed a number of projects for private sector, like homes, hotels and malls and for government directorates like bridges and residential complex. Currently, he is a master’s degree student in the Al-Nahrain University where he is following his interest in Iraqi Heritage in his thesis research. Saba S. Al Ali is assistant professor at the Department of Architecture, Al Nahrain University, Iraq. She got her PhD. Degree in History and Theory of Architecture 2010, University of Baghdad, Iraq. Her field of interest is Architectural heritage, Theory and History of architecture and Urban History. She joined academic teaching in 2003, since then she taught Architectural Design, History of Architecture, and Architecture of Mesopotamia and Theory of Architecture. She is also supervisor for the thesis of several students of Masters in Architecture. She is recipient of the Tamayouz Award for excellence of architecture teaching in 2016, and the BISI visiting Iraqi scholarship 2017. Before becoming an academic, since her graduation in 1988, she worked as free lance Architect for The Saher AlKaissy Design office (1988-1992), the former Iraqi ministry of information (1992-1994), and for the Premier Urgence NGO in their programs of rehabilitation of hospitals around Iraq (1997-2004). Her work includes the design of a number of family residences, commercial buildings and few public buildings. She is consultant architect member at the Iraqi Syndicate of Engineers, a Founder member of DOCMOMO Iraq chapter in 2017 and member of the Society of Architectural Historians since 2016. .

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