Maged Nabeel Aly Yossef Mohamed <br/><br/>
The metaphoric thinking in architectural representation /  
 الفكر المجازى فى التعبير المعمارى 
Maged Nabeel Aly Yossef Mohamed ; Supervised Mohamed Medhat Hassan Dorra , Amr Farouk Elgohary 
 - Cairo :   Maged Nabeel Aly Yossef Mohamed ,   2012 
 - 321P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering 
<br/><br/> This research deals with the phenomenon of metaphor in architecture . Metaphor played a vital role in drawing the ancient architectures but it was symbolic and explicit . It conveyed civilizations' ideologies directly . Architectural representation therefor appeared monumental comprehensible and understood . Throughout history metaphor passed several periods changing by different motives  
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Architecture  Design  Metaphor