Abdelmajeed A. Rjoub

• Professor ( Full) , PhD Architect
• Dean at Al al-Bayt University

This study discusses the architectural attributes of 35 heritage mosques in Mafraq Province, established in the early Arabic Islamic ages. The researchers adopted the field study approach and the comparative descriptive method approach. The study focuses on mosques characterized by simplicity of the form without complexity in the architectural voca...

ABSTRACT This study discusses the Hamamet al-Olaimat village as a case study of the Jordanian agro-pastoral villages, inhibited in the early twentieth century for its geographic location, moderate climate and the archaeological and heritage remains. This study aims to document the architectural heritage of the village, exposing the inhabitants’ imp...

Abstract Mafraq Governorate contains many types of architectural heritage resources that belong to different historical eras and civilizations, which requires great efforts to conserve it. The documentation considered as one of the most important processes that maintain the resources, which allows the study, classification and analyzing the resourc...

Mafraq is the administrative centre of Mafraq Governorate, which witnessed rapid urban growth, represented by population and area expansion. This growth occurred without the use of strategies or tactics to decide its directions of growth. Although Mafraq has had certain improvements in its urban environment, it suffers from traffic jams caused by i...

The study aims to focus on the informal housing types and locations in the city of Al-Mafraq of Jordan. The research followed the survey and analytical method, based on the study and analysis of maps and statistical data issued mainly by the Department of Lands and Survey and the Jordanian Department of Statistics and processing them with GIS softw...

As urbanization increases, buildings require greater amounts of energy for heating and cooling, thereby necessitating the search for effective solutions. The courtyard is often considered a viable option; however, the limited availability and high cost of land resulting from rapid urbanization hinder its widespread use. Consequently, a courtyard wi...

A sustainable neighbourhood is critical in preserving the environment for future generations, as various societies are suffering from increasing reliance on vehicles and low social interaction. This study aims to compare two neighbourhoods in terms of implementing the sustainable neighbourhood criteria. This study is based on eight sustainable neig...

Western architectural thought ruled and formed architectural practice throughout the last century. It introduced theories that reflected the inconsistencies of human lives and resulted in numerous complications in the built environment. This paper aims to present a view of the fundamentals of Muslim architectural theory, the basics that can control...

Purpose Non-gated residential communities (NGR) are now becoming significant in Jordan resulting in an increase in low and medium-income areas. This study aims to investigate the sense of community at residential level within NGR by testing the characteristics presented in the first and largest non-gated community in Jordan (Al-Sharq project). Des...

The reported study was conducted to analyze, compare and evaluate building system #5 as sustainable structural system produced by Building research center at Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and built in different locations in Jordan. This system was invented as low-cost building system that depends meanly on local construction materials, as well as,...

يهتم البحث بدراسة قلعة الفدين العثمانية كمعلم من معالم العمارة الإسلامية العثمانية في مدينة المفرق، وذلك كحالة دراسية على القلاع التي أنشئت إبان الحكم العثماني في المنطقة على امتداد درب الحاج الشامي التي كان هدفها حفظ الأمن وكمحطات لاستراحة الحجيج وتقديم الخدمات اللازمة لهم في أثناء مرورهم منها. ويستعرض البحث الأهمية التاريخية للمفرق وموقع الفدين ا...

The study seeks to highlight the urban and architectural impacts of Hejaz railway stations that were constructed during the Ottoman rule in Mafraq governorate, especially the impact of the Mafraq station on the emergence of Mafraq city. This research used the descriptive and analytical approaches. Through reviewing and analysing the stations, the a...

الملخص: يهدف البحث الى القاء الضوء على مدى تأثير تشييد الخط الحديدي الحجازي واقامة المحطات عليه في قاطع المفرق خلال حقبة التنظيمات العثمانية على نشوء وتطور التجمعات السكنية التي مر عبرها الخط الحديدي في محافظة المفرق وتحديد مدى تأثير تلك المحطات والمنشآت على التطور الحضري والعمراني والاقتصادي لتلك التجمعات السكنية أو نشوء تجمعات حضرية جديدة، وكذلك...

Providing a decent housing is a major challenge for governments and development authorities in Jordan and Arab countries. Nevertheless, the growing number of population falling under poverty put more demand on low cost housing options. The goal of the research was to find ways of rationalizing the cost and determine the appropriate standards and mo...

This Research concerned in studying the conditions of the emergence and development of Jordanian architecture and the extent of its communication with the architectural heritage resources of civilizations that have passed on Jordan. The main aim of research is to identify the heritage resources that Jordanian architects contacted with, and to class...