Syrian Architecture
Architecture of Syria, from the courtyard houses, souqs and citadels of Aleppo and Damascus to Palmyra and Bosra, wartime damage and proposals for reconstruction.
New City Space: Rebuilding Aleppo Through Architecture That Remembers
A parametric courtyard structure in Aleppo reinterprets Islamic geometry and civic gathering to heal a city scarred by conflict.
Aleppo Rising: Circular Architecture as a Stage for Post-War Cultural Renewal
A concentric performance landscape near Aleppo's citadel proposes that hidden talents and collective memory, not institutions, should lead urban rebirth.
Urban Recovery: Rebuilding Aleppo Through Food, Music, and Women-Led Resilience
A culture-led urban regeneration proposal stitches Aleppo back together through agricultural networks, musical traditions, and community memory.
Peace Place: Rebuilding Aleppo Through Sunken Courtyards and Shared Knowledge
A subterranean civic complex in front of Aleppo's Citadel turns urban scars into spaces for dialogue, learning, and cultural exchange.
Reconstruction Memory Hive: Turning Aleppo's Rubble into a Landscape of Collective Healing
A cluster of conical concrete structures built from war debris rises beside the Aleppo Citadel, weaving memory and renewal into urban space.
The House, The Urban Fabric: Rebuilding Aleppo From the Courtyard Up
A phased reconstruction proposal restores Syrian urban life through courtyard architecture, textile canopies, and the intimate scale of the alleyway.
Nur al-Turath: An Archaeological Park That Heals Aleppo's Scarred Urban Fabric
Darby Stephens designs four interconnected zones of cultural sanctuary, turning Aleppo's ruins into spaces of renewal and community repair.
Salam: An Interfaith Sanctuary Rising Beside Aleppo's Ancient Citadel
A synagogue, mosque, and church share one roof and a communal hall, proposing civic healing through architecture in a post-conflict city.
Gate Between Past and Future: Rebuilding Aleppo's Civic Heart Through Layered Memory
A public square in war-scarred Aleppo stitches collective memory into stone, water, and indigenous planting to reconnect a fractured city with its 5,000-ye
Art Center in Aleppo: A Shortlisted Gateway That Frames the Citadel from a Public Plaza
A concert hall, music institute and green terrace gather around a plaza that turns the approach to Aleppo Castle into a civic gate for a scarred city.
Aleppo: A Tangible Heritage: Remaking the Civic Ground at the Foot of the Citadel
A phased placemaking plan replaces the Grand Serail with memorial walls, gardens and markets, turning the citadel's foot into a civic room for Aleppo.
Museum of Memory: A Low Domed Archive That Lets Aleppo's Ruined Citadel Keep the Skyline
Riccardo Renzi's shortlisted museum gathers archives, library and galleries beneath a row of shallow domes facing a ruined hilltop citadel.
