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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.