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100 1  Al-Sabouni, Marwa, |eauthor, |eillustrator.
245 14 The battle for home : |bthe vision of a young architect in Syria / |cMarwa Al-Sabouni ; foreword by Roger Scruton.
260    New York, NY :  |bThames & Hudson, |c2016.
300    183 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c25 cm.
337    unmediated
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-181).
505 0  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.
520    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.
600 10 Al-Sabouni, Marwa.
650  0 Women architects |zSyria |vBiography.
651  0 Syria |xSocial conditions |y20th century.
651  0 Syria |xPolitics and government |y21st century.
651  0 Syria |xHistory |yCivil War, 2011- |xSocial aspects.
700 1  Scruton, Roger, |eauthor of foreword.
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