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Miniarts North Africian House-Modern Setting
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Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 03:56 AM UTC
Could Miniarts proposed new North African House be used in a Modern setting for any of the recent Middle East Conflicts?

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Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 08:05 AM UTC
I was thinking the same thing, but...

I was born and raised in Lebanon and I don't remember ever seeing any buildings that look like that. Maybe with some alterations it could pass for a house in the south of Lebanon.

Afghanistan... never been there, so I wouldn't know.

I went to Iraq once long ago.. before Desert Storm and all that, and I also don't remember buildings looking quit like that. It's those protruding wooden planks.. or whatever they are.. they just don't look right. Maybe if you remove them?

It does resemble some old houses you night find in rural areas here in Egypt, or in North Africa in general, like Libya.. Tunisia, etc...

But I Am glad they decided to do something not European, finally.

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Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010 - 09:29 PM UTC
Hisham
I wondered about the wood beams protruding through the walls. The front door seemed very Arabian. Like you said, good to see them producing a non-European building. Maybe they could think of producing a few modern buildings. I have one of there kits but haven’t used it yet. They look excellent, I assume they require a lot of work to construct.

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