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On the first page of this site I wrote that there are likely to be continual changes as these notes are added to and the pages develop over time. Looking at other sites I’ve found I have a problem discovering what has changed since my last visit so, in an attempt to track what I’ve changed myself, I’ll make a determined attempt to keep this up to date by using this page to record each change.

However, although each reference will take you to the actual comment, when there is more than one change on a single page you will be taken only to that page and will then have to look down for the amendment or addition.

The latest additions and amendments to any of the pages will be marked by a pale background – as in this paragraph. I hope this will be sufficient to mark changes and be relatively easily seen.

Date


Reference

Description

2015.12. Arabic / Islamic geometry 02 A.
2015.12.30 Arabic / Islamic geometry 02 A note on the construction of a pattern developed from a golden triangle has been slightly revised.
2015.12.28 Arabic / Islamic geometry 01 A note on Islamic patterning in the Alcazar, Seville has been revised and the images changed.
2015.12.19 History of the peninsula A note on early mapping has been amended.
2015.12.16 Greeting cards An illustrated note on greeting cards for the end of 2015 has been added.
2015.12.06 Population The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the numbers to the end of November 2015.
2015.11.26 Geography
Glossary
Two photographs have been added and a note supplemented on rainfall, and a term has been added to the glossary.
2015.11.24 Society 04 A brief note has been added on the new labour law relating to expatriates.
2015.11.23 Old photographs of Qatar 01 A photograph of the al-kuwt fort taken in 1972 has been added with a note and developed commentary.
2015.11.21 Gulf architecture 02 Additions have been made to the note on the al-Kuwt Turkish fort in Doha, and small additions made to other notes on that page.
2015.11.18 Gulf architecture 02 A small addition has been added to the note on the al-Kuwt Turkish fort in Doha.
2015.11.16 Gulf architecture 02
Old photographs of Qatar 02
An illustrated note has been added on the al-Kuwt Turkish fort in Doha, together with a warning note about the identity of an old photograph.
2015.11.12 Population The Qatari population projection chart has been extended with the addition of alternative 3.9% and 4.0% growth factors.
2015.11.11 Old photographs of Qatar 02
Population
An old aerial photograph of Doha, taken from the east, has been added, with commentary, and a chart on the Qatari population projection amended.
2015.11.10 Old photographs of Qatar 01 An old aerial photograph of Doha has been added, with commentary.
2015.11.09 Old photographs of Qatar 02 An old photograph of an emergency landing area on the peninsula has been added.
2015.11.08 Old photographs of Qatar 01
Perception
An old photograph of Sheikh Abdullah’s complex west of the centre of Doha’s suq has been added along with an illustrated note on an Arabic handwriting sample.
2015.11.07 Gulf architecture 02
Gulf architecture 03
Glossary
A photograph with note has been added on the fort at al-Rayyan, a note expanded on a traditional architectural feature, and a word added to the glossary.
2015.11.06 Old photographs of Qatar 02 An aerial image of Rayyan, taken in 1934, has been added, with commentary.
2015.11.05 Population The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the numbers for October 2015.
2015.11.04 Planning in Qatar 01
History of the peninsula
Three photographs with commentary have been added, taken in the 1980s, of buildings in the New District of Doha and the Corniche. An image has been added on the history page.
2015.11.02 Old photographs of Qatar 02 An old photograph of a young woman dancing has been added, with commentary.
2015.11.01 Population The official statistics for population numbers in September have been added.
2015.10.31 Old photographs of Qatar 02
Glossary
Three early photographs taken on the Hawar islands have been added, together with two words to the glossary.
2015.10.30 Old photographs of Qatar 02
Glossary
Three old photographs on the subject of boat building have been added, with commentary, and a word added to the glossary.
2015.10.29 Old photographs of Qatar 02 A photograph of a barasti development with associated note has been added.
2015.10.27 Arabic / Islamic urban design 02 Two photographs of residential building style have been added, with commentary.
2015.10.25 Arabic / Islamic gardens Three photographs with associated comments have been posted on the page relating to landscaping and planting.
2015.10.23 Gulf architecture 08 An old photograph of a traditional, decorated door has been added with a related note.
2015.10.21 Gulf architecture 05
Population
An illustrated note relating to traditional naqsh panels has been added and a comment made on the current numbers of women in the population.
2015.10.18 Society 04 A photograph and note have been added to the notes looking at pearling.
2015.10.17 Old photographs of Qatar 01 An aerial photograph and accompanying note have been added relating to the development at Zubara together with two early aerial photographs of Doha and related commentary.
2015.10.16 Arabic / Islamic geometry 03 A note has been started on the development of patterns using hexagons.
2015.10.15 Population A note has been added informing that the presentation of official statistics has changed.
2015.10.13 Islamic urban design 05 A note has been amended relating to the sports stadia in Qatar.
2015.10.06 Population The approximate population statistics for September 2015 have been added.
2015.10.02 Islamic urban design 05 A note has been started relating to the sports stadia in Qatar.
2015.09.25 Gulf architecture 01
Glossary
An aerial photograph has been added illustrating the status of the Pearl development, and two words added to the glossary.
2015.09.22 Gulf architecture 01
Arabic / Islamic geometry 02
An old diagram on the relationship between spaces and functions of a Qatari house has been added along with a reference to a note.
2015.09.19 Public housing An annotated old sketch scheme investigating public housing has been added.
2015.09.16 Expatriate housing project
Glossary
References
An illustrated note on two-storey expatriate housing has been written, amendments made to the glossary and a reference added.
2015.09.12 Expatriate housing project A note on the alternative layouts of one of the expatriate houses has been augmented.
2015.09.09 Population
Planning in Qatar 01
The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of those for August 2015 and an illustrated note added on the urban development of the New District of Doha.
2015.09.06 Bullecourt – an introduction
Corporate image and logos
A note on a WW1 troop transport ship has been augmented, and an illustrated note on developing the catnaps logo added.
2015.08.28 Graphic design studies An illustration for a study incorporating an origami fold on calico to create a form of quilt has been added.
2015.08.26 Society 01 A brief note has been added on the instruction of young Qataris in their background.
2015.08.24 Gulf architecture 04
Glossary
Notes have been added on the reconstruction and construction of buildings in the traditional style, and vocabulary added to the glossary.
2015.08.18 Islamic / Arabic geometry 02 A note has been added on the discovery of a fifteenth pentagon capable of tiling a plane.
2015.08.16 Society 04 A note on the increasing influence of international design has been added.
2015.08.08 Arabic / Islamic urban design 03 An illustrated note has been added on the redevelopment of the old buildings of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim al-Thani on feriq al-Salata.
2015.08.05 Arabic / Islamic geometry 02 An illustration of the use of six-point geometry has been added.
2015.08.03 Population Information relating to Ramadan made available in the population figures.
2015.08.02 Population The population figures for July 2015 have been added.
2015.07.05 References Reference to an article relating to Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art has been added.
2015.07.01 Geography
Population
References
Recent statistics for oil and gas reserves have been updated, together with the addition of the population figures for June 2015. Three references have been added.
2015.06.29 Cartography
Cassini and Maraldi references
The note on the arrival of Cassini to France has been augmented and a reference added.
2015.06.27 Cartography An estimate of the size of France has been removed.
2015.06.26 Cartography An illustration with accompanying text, together with amendments, have been added to the Cassini cartography page.
2015.06.25 Islamic Urban Design 03
History of the peninsula
Old photographs of Qatar 01
An illustrated note has been added on the old Qatar National Museum and the following note on the National Museum of Qatar amended. An image has been added, and a note amended on Turko-British-Qatari negotiations and agreements. An image and note have been added on old development at Umm Salal Muhammad.
2015.06.23 Islamic Urban Design 03 An illustrated note has been posted on the National Museum of Qatar.
2015.06.15 Graphic design studies A graphic design study for an ’eid mubarak greeting has been added.
2015.06.12 Society 04 A note has been expanded rating to loyalty.
2015.06.09 Islamic / Arabic geometry 02
References
An illustrated note on the long-range order of quasi-periodic patterns has been started, and two references updated.
2015.06.04 Islamic urban design 01
References
A photograph and associated note have been added on development in the region of Doha port, and a reference link amended.
2015.06.03 Population
Arabic / Islamic geometry 01
Population statistics have been brought up to date with the addition of the figures for the month of May 2015, and some small amendments made on the first geometry page.
2015.06.02 Society 01
References
A reference has been added and a note on women meeting has been augmented.
2015.05.31 Security
Society 04
Additions and amendments have been made to a note on safes and safe rooms, and additions made to the note on tourists and tourism.
2015.05.29 Society 04
References
A note has been started on tourism and tourists, and a number of references added.
2015.05.27 A history of the peninsula
References
A note has been revised and photographs added on the subject of petroglyphs. A number of references have been added.
2015.05.24 Gulf architecture 06 Notes on camel saddles have been amended and expanded.
2015.05.19 Introduction A brief addition has been made, giving the month of the battalion’s move to Italy.
2015.05.16 Introduction A note has been amended relating to the wounding and death of Henry Leonard John Cassini.
2015.05.14 Society 04 A note has been added on the behaviour of expatriates.
2015.05.11 Pressures for change A note relating to tertiary education and its effects has been expanded.
2015.05.03 Population The population statistics for April 2015 have been added.
2015.04.22 References A reference has been added.
2015.04.17 Islamic urban design 05
Arabic / Islamic geometry 03
An illustrated note on early petrol stations has been added and an additional photograph placed with the Celtic design illustrations.
2015.04.14 Old photographs of Qatar 01
Infrastructure development
The building industry
Notes and photographs of the Clock Tower in Doha and the tankering of water to developments outside Doha have been added.
2015.04.11 Arabic / Islamic geometry 03 Amendments have been made to the note on Celtic design.
2015.04.07 Arabic / Islamic geometry 03
Arabic / Islamic geometry 01
Links to other sites
An illustration has been added to a note on the design of a Celtic pattern as well as a revision made to a rosette pattern, and a note added on links to other sites.
2015.04.02 Arabic / Islamic geometry 01 A brief note has been added to the description of one of the geometrical constructions.
2015.04.01 Population
Arabic / Islamic geometry 03
Population statistics have been brought up to date with the addition of the statistics for the month of March 2015, and a brief illustrated note added on geometry in plants.
2015.03.29 Gulf architecture 03 Part of a note relating to a traditional architectural feature of the peninsula has been re-written.
2015.03.24 Old Qatar 02 A note on the naming of an old photograph has been re-written.
2015.03.22 History of the peninsula A number of small additions have been made to the page looking at the history of the peninsula.
2015.03.18 The Babaud and Masson families
Cassini and Maraldi references
A note has been added relating to the Prince de Condé, together with a reference.
2015.03.15 Islamic geometry 02 A brief note has been added on the number, π.
2015.03.11 Islamic geometry 01 An illustrated note has been written on the construction of a twelve-point pattern.
2015.03.06 References
History of the Peninsula
Glossary
Society 01
Perception
Two references have been added, and a number of additions made to the notes relating to the history of Qatar. Words have been added to the glossary and notes made on the growing importance of Qatari dialect and the psychological effects on viewers of high ceilings.
2015.03.04 Planning in Qatar 01 A note has been expanded and a photograph added illustrating the scale of development in the New District of Doha.
2015.03.02 Old Photographs of Qatar 01 The description associated with an old photograph has been corrected.
2015.03.01 Population The population statistics for the month of February 2015 have been added.
2015.02.27 Society 01
Glossary
A note has been expanded on tribalism, and a word added to the glossary.
2015.02.22 Society 02
Islamic geometry 01
A small addition has been made to a note on camels, and a method for constructing an Islamic pattern added.
2015.02.16 Society 06
Graphic studies
A note on has been expanded on zaar and an illustrated note written on a calligraphic design study.
2015.02.12 Glossary
References
A number of words and articles have been added to the glossary and references sections respectively.
2015.02.09 Society 06 An illustrated note has been made on the zurna musical instrument.
2015.02.06 Islamic geometry 01 The framework for the design of a rosette pattern based on a rotating square has been added.
2015.02.01 Population The population figures have been updated with the addition of those for January 2015.
2015.01.30 Society 06
Glossary
A note has been expanded on the razeef in Qatar. Additions and small amendments have been made to the glossary.
2015.01.27 References
Cassini and Maraldi references
References have been added to both the Islamic and Cassini sections.
2015.01.24 Society 06 A new page has been added and a note started on badu society. Pages looking at the society have been amended.
2015.01.22 Society 01
Glossary
A note has been written on an aspect of the language spoken by Qataris, and a number of words added to the glossary.
2015.01.20 References Two articles have been added to the references in the Islamic section of the site.
2015.01.14 Photography – Scotland Ten Kodachrome photographs have been scanned and added to the section on Scotland.
2015.01.12 Photography – Italy Five Kodachrome photographs, taken in Rome in 1981, have been scanned and added to the photography section.
2015.01.05 Photography – Iraq A number of photographs, taken in Iraq in 1972 on Kodachrome stock, have been added to the photography section.
2015.01.03 Photography – Malta Fifteen photographs, taken on Kodachrome stock, have been added to the Maltese photography page.
2015.01.02 Population The population figures have been updated with the addition of December.
2015.01.01 Updates 2015 The site has been updated to reflect the new year.

 

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