The Concept of Visual Scope for Heritage Values and Vocabulary as an Introduction to Restoring Urban Identity in the Twenty-First Century. A Case Study of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

摘要

Saudi Heritage comprises many experiences, solutions, and values reached by the Saudi person in dealing with the surrounding environment through the ages. So it was passed to the next generations. This includes many of the material. Architectural and urban heritage is distinguished from other heritage elements by its physical existence. This is confirmed the existence of civilizations of previous generations such as the traditional villages in Qassim region (Ayoun Al Jawa, Alkhabraa), which reflected an integrated form of traditional architecture. Hence, significance of the urban heritage is one of the most important facets of the Saudi identity. This paper examined to achieve identity in light of globalization dominating the majority of development projects and urban growth for many of the cities of the KSA. This research concluded that; it was possible to achieve Saudi identity by specifying the visual scope of some new buildings using vocabulary and heritage values; by applying the concept of a service circle in the planning of neighborhoods. Also, it was reached to the sustainability of the vocabulary of urban heritage it was characteristic of identity; reduce the processes of alienation in Saudi urbanism during the current century based on achieving this on the theoretical and analytical approach.