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Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria

Nasser Rabbat

Arts, design, architecture & planning

Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria

Edited by Nasser Rabbat, professor of architecture and director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT, and Deen Sharp, with a foreword by Hashim Sarkis, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning

American University in Cairo Press · 2025

This book delves into the complex interplay of post-conflict reconstruction in Syria, challenging the traditionally held dichotomy between the end of violence and the commencement of rebuilding. The contributors to this volume, architects, urbanists, geographers, and historians, employ critical concepts such as urbicide, domicide, and "civilian crisis architecture" to argue against the conventional theoretical frameworks that support a neat separation of phases.

From Summer 2026 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.