| Summary: |
This article is linked to the photographic exhibition at the SOAS Brunei
Gallery, London, from 12 July until 23 September 2017. The exhibition
was curated by the author and generously sponsored by the MBI Al Jaber
Foundation with additional support from Gingko Library and the BritishYemeni Society.
It is accompanied by Professor Marchand’s edited book, Architectural
Heritage of Yemen: Buildings that Fill My Eye. Illustrated throughout with
maps and colour photographs, the book’s 21 chapters explore the astonishing variety of building styles and traditions that have evolved over
millennia in this country of diverse and extraordinary terrains. For every
copy sold, £5 is being donated directly to the UNHCR Yemen Emergency
Appeal. |
