Dr. Al-Douri translating Lethaby's "Architecture, Mysticism and Myth"
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7 p.m.

At the commission of the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation and Project Kalima (an initiative by the UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sh. Muhammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum for translation); Dr. Taha Al-Douri is translating William R. Lethaby's seminal work "Architecture, Mysticism and Myth" (published 1890) into Arabic. The book would be published by Kalima Books. The Cultural Foundation showed strong interest in continued collaboration with Al-Douri for translating major works on Architecture and Design to include Edmond Bacon's Design of Cities and Sir Banister Fletcher's History of Architecture.