Reviving Egyptian identity in the design of the sculptural architectural facades

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Sculpture, architectural formation and restoration at faculty of applied arts- Benha university- Benha- Qalyubia

2 Head of the Department of Sculpture, Architectural Formation and Restoration, Faculty of Applied Arts, Benha University

3 Professor of Space and Field Sculpture and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Benha University

Abstract

The art of sculpture has been closely related to architecture throughout the ages. The ancient Egyptian artist created architecture, decorated it with symbols, and sculpted elements that expressed his history and civilization. The discovery and decoding of the Rosetta Stone helped increase interest in ancient Egyptian art and even try to revive it. This reflected the traditional Egyptian architectural identity, and at the same time achieved contemporary and benefited from technological development.

Technological progress has come to offer the sculptor new techniques that he uses to achieve his artwork, and the sculptural and architectural experience has a strong relationship with the progress of science and the development of materials and techniques, and thus the development of artistic formulations that were imprinted on the design of contemporary sculptural architectural facades.

This research attempts to study attempts to revive the traditional Egyptian identity by analyzing a group of contemporary sculptural architectural facades, which emerged through reformulation inspired by ancient Egyptian elements according to their usage on the type of building and reconfiguring them so that they are not a formal simulation without understanding their function.

Innovative designs appeared that adapted ancient Egyptian symbols and elements to create sculptural architectural facades that kept pace with contemporary architectural progress, but some of them were complete simulations without using any modern fixtures, and without renewing or reformulating the elements of ancient Egyptian architectural formations, in order to benefit from the successful experiences of reviving ancient Egyptian architecture, And link between heritage and contemporary in Egypt

In addition to the researcher’s attempt to come up with solutions and design thought to achieve identity in contemporary Egyptian architecture through the art of sculpture by drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian art, to confirm that being influenced by the distinctive cultural heritage of the Egyptian personality using the characteristics of heritage architecture can be achieved under the concept of keeping pace with the developments of the modern era Rather, it emphasizes the originality and distinction of Egyptian architecture in the architectural field.

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مجلة العمارة و الفنون و العلوم الإنسانية

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Available Online from 29 October 2022

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