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Building for Hope
Towards an Architecture of Belonging
Marwa al-Sabouni
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The follow-up to Marwa al-Sabouni’s dramatic memoir, in which the Syrian architect explores how cities and buildings might be rebuilt in the aftermath of conflict, crisis or financial depression
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Following her dramatic memoir, The Battle for Home, Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni brings us Building for Hope, in which she explores how cities and buildings might be rebuilt in the aftermath of conflict, crisis or financial depression.
This is a rich journey, drawing together several narratives including personal observations of some of the world’s most fascinating cities, from Detroit to Helsinki, from Bristol to Amsterdam; the lessons that Western societies might learn from Islamic culture; and philosophical reflections, drawing on a range of thinkers, on how our personal and communal spaces can provide the basic foundations for happiness. Through this rich tapestry of personal experience, unblinking perspective, and unsettling insight, al-Sabouni offers the reader real-world solutions – and hope – for how the conditions for enduring peace might be created in an increasingly polarizing world.
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Book Details
Format: Hardback
Size: 23.4 x 15.3 cm
Extent: 224 pp
Illustrations: 24
Publication date: 18 March 2021
ISBN: 9780500343722
About the Author
Marwa al-Sabouni has a PhD in Islamic Architecture and runs a private architectural studio in Homs, Syria. She is co-owner of the first and only online media site dedicated to architectural news in Arabic: www.arch-news.net. She is the author of The Battle for Home, also published by Thames & Hudson.
