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. Marwa al-Sabouni chronicles the
breakdown of social cohesion in Syria's cities, exploring how the
lack of shared public spaces has intensified divisions within the
community, and how corrupt officials have interfered 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.
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