Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria
Ammar Azzouz, "Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria"
English | ISBN: 135024810X | 2023 | 176 pages | PDF | 88 MB
English | ISBN: 135024810X | 2023 | 176 pages | PDF | 88 MB
The city of Homs, like so many places in Syria, has suffered mass destruction since the war began in 2011. So far, the architectural response to the crisis has focused on 'cultural heritage', ancient architecture, and the external displacement of refugees, often neglecting the everyday lives of Syrians and the buildings that make up their homes and communities. In Domicide, Ammar Azzouz uses the notion of the 'home' to address the destruction in cities like Homs, the displacement of Syrian people both externally and internally, and to explore how cities can be rebuilt without causing further damage to the communities that live there.
Drawing on interviews with those working in the built environment professions, both inside and outside of Syria, but also Syrians from other backgrounds who have become 'architects' in their own way as they were forced to repair and rebuild their homes by themselves,
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