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An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

Fig. 7 | City, Territory and Architecture

Fig. 7

From: Mapping socio-physical legacies of Emirati villas: contingency and spatial continuity or rift

Fig. 7

On top, recently built consolidated Emirati villas—iconic, formal, reductive and seemingly complete, where elevation is the frontispiece. On bottom: Under construction accretion of second external majlish inside villa compound taking place in 2021, long after the core villa completion. Note the separate entry from the outdoor parking for the new majlis. Photos: Authors 2008–2016 Abu Dhabi (top); 2021 Sharjah (bottom)

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