Domicide : architecture, war and the destruction of home in Syria / Ammar Azzouz.

Main entry:

Azzouz, Ammar, author.

Title & Author:

Domicide : architecture, war and the destruction of home in Syria / Ammar Azzouz.

Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.
©2023

Description:

xix, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Domicide : Slow violence, division and destruction -- War on home : In search of a place to call home -- Domicide and representation -- Domicidal reconstruction -- Domicide in war and peace.

Summary:

"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, Domicide offers fresh insight into the role of the architect during time of war, and explores how the future reconstruction of cities should mirror the wants and needs, the traditions and ways of living, of local communities. Focusing on Homs but offering a blueprint for other urban areas of conflict across Syria and the wider world, the book is essential reading for researchers in architecture, urban planning, heritage studies and conflict studies"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350248106 (hardback)
135024810X (hardback)
(paperback)
9781350248144
1350248142
(pdf)
9781350248113
(epub)
9781350248120
9781350248137

Subject:

Architecture and war Syria Homs.
Architecture, Domestic Syria Homs.
Dwellings Syria Homs.
Buildings War damage Syria Homs.
Home Syria Homs.
War and society Syria Homs.
Internally displaced persons Syria Homs.
buildings.
Architecture and war
Architecture, Domestic
Buildings War damage
Dwellings
Home
Internally displaced persons
War and society
Syria History Civil War, 2011- Destruction and pillage.
Syrie Histoire 2011- (Guerre civile) Destruction et pillage.
Syria
Syria Homs

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321510
Call No.: 321510
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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