General Information

Author/Creator

Al-Sabouni, Marwa, author, illustrator.

Language

English.

Published

New York, NY : Thames & Hudson, 2016.

Physical Description

183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Scruton, Roger, (author of foreword.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

Drawing on the author's personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this book offers an eyewitness perspective on the country's bitter conflict through the lens of architecture, showing how the built environment offers a mirror to the community that inhabits it. From Syria's tolerant past, with churches and mosques built alongside one another in Old Homs and members of different religions living harmoniously together, the book chronicles the recent breakdown of social cohesion in Syria's cities, with the lack of shared public spaces intensifying divisions within the community and corrupt officials interfering in town planning for their own gain, actions symptomatic of wider abuses of power. With first-hand accounts of mortar attacks and stories of refugees struggling to find a home, this compelling and original book explores the personal impact of the conflict and offers hope for how architecture can play a role in rebuilding a sense of identity within a damaged society.

Subjects

Subject

Al-Sabouni, Marwa.

Women architects > Syria > Biography.

Syria > Social conditions > 20th century.

Syria > Politics and government > 21st century.

Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Social aspects.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Marwa Al-Sabouni ; foreword by Roger Scruton.

Content

The battle for freedom: one who lacks cannot give back -- The battle of old Homs: the defeat of the old by the new -- The battle of mortar: traditional ethics vs. modern life -- The battle of Baba Amr: social fabric as a foundation for urban design -- The battle for a home: nowhere old, nowhere new -- The battle for continuity: building on the past for the future.

ISBN

9780500343173

0500343179

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	956.91042092 ALS		General Stacks	Donation of Katalin Koncz.

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