The project to build the Great Mosque of Algiers is underway. This will be the largest mosque in the world, after the mosques at Mecca and Medina. Trying to reflect the Algiers' context, this project refers in his architectural design to Almoravid (11th century) influences, through an abstract way of interpretation. The aim of this paper is to explain this mode of interpretation by using a new approach. This approach combines both syntactic and semantic categories of the architectural object. It consists on the architectural syntax which tries the combination of space syntax and figurative abstract process. It is through a comparative study between the former mosque of Algiers: Djama' al-A'dam (AH 490/ AD 1096-1097) and the future great mosque of Algiers that will explain this abstract way of interpretation, which seems more expressive than figurative.
En Algérie, la protection et la mise en valeur du patrimoine est l’une des orientations stratégiques du Schéma National d’Aménagement du Territoire à l’horizon 2030. À cette fin, les Pôles d’Économie du Patrimoine et les Parcs Culturels sont introduits comme une nouvelle alternative de développement territorial articulé autour d’un concept nouveau : « le projet de territoire ». Or, la mise en œuvre de ce projet dépend non seulement de facteurs physiques spécifiques au patrimoine en question mais surtout de l’implication effective de toutes les parties prenantes. Les acteurs locaux qui sont confrontés au quotidien, aux besoins de leurs territoires sont souvent exclus d’un processus de décision caractérisé par une forte centralisation. Par conséquent, l’objectif du présent article consiste à élaborer et tester un outil d’évaluation de la capacité de contribution des ressources patrimoniales au développement durable territorial. Le résultat attendu est de proposer une démarche de mise en valeur des projets patrimoniaux basée sur un diagnostic des différentes potentialités et contraintes et sur l’ouverture du processus de prise de décision aux acteurs locaux et aux habitants. Le parc national de Tlemcen dans la région Ouest de l’Algérie a été sélectionné comme cas d’étude au vu de la richesse de son patrimoine paysager et culturel et de par l’échelle intercommunale qu’il couvre.
<p class="Keywords">Djenane Abd-el-Tif is an example of an Algerian summer residence dating from the Ottoman era. This type of building is not very well-known and remains marginalized in research that is more interested in the townhouses of the medina of Algiers. Yet, the gardens, the ingenious irrigation systems, fountains, and other patterns of Islamic gardens make of these <em>djenane</em> a unique typology worth exploring and preserving. Indeed, Islamic garden design is an art in itself and any restoration or conservation work should preserve the authenticity of its characteristics. The djenane Abd-el-Tif was fully restored following the damage caused by the Boumerdès earthquake in 2003. This led to the discovery of various elements that are particularly informative about its architecture and composition. It also highlighted the existence of valuable Islamic garden patterns, together with the djenane’s exceptional flora, which could provide added-value to the tourism potential of such residences. However, if restoration work has saved the djenane Abd-el-Tif, its garden with its Islamic design characteristics is not yet fully investigated nor listed as a cultural heritage. This article presents the djenane as a cultural heritage and argues that right restoration and reuse could contribute to enhancing knowledge about Islamic garden design in North Africa.</p>
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