{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a6dc450493c185053cebf3/69babd913c77f885f655ea1f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Build Like in Shibam - The Manhattan of the Desert","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69a6dc450493c185053cebf3/1774077824221-785d5dba-ef78-4f5a-a6c1-ff8ebba9a54e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>The Manhattan of the Desert</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this, our first episode of both <strong>Build Like and Ancient</strong> and <strong>Build like in Shibam</strong>, we look at the adobe construction of the Yemeni city of Shibam.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Photos of Shibam: See our Instagram for this episode <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DWJjX3MCFY_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/p/DWJjX3MCFY/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Definitons</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hadhramaut:</strong>&nbsp;The historical region in Eastern Yemen where the \"death-defying\" desert climate forced builders to become master vertical engineers.</li><li><strong>Wadi:</strong>&nbsp;A dry riverbed that stays parched most of the year but transforms into a destructive, building-melting sea during monsoon floods.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><ul><li>Jerome, P., Chiari, G., and Borelli, C. (1999). \"The Architecture of Mud: Construction and Repair Technology in the Hadhramaut, Yemen.\" APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology, Episode 2: The Chemistry of the Vertical Desert</li><li>Lewcock, R. (1986). The Old Walled City of San'a' (and Shibam). UNESCO.</li><li>Al-Radi, S. (1985). \"The Architecture of the Hadhramaut.\" Colloquium on the Art of the Islamic World.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>ktwsba7h</p>","author_name":"Darren McLean"}