TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ammar Azzouz
TI  - Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Visual Arts
KW  - Architecture and war
KW  - Syria
KW  - Homs
KW  - Domestic architecture
KW  - Dwellings
KW  - Buildings
KW  - War damage
KW  - Home
KW  - War and society
KW  - Internally displaced persons
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 2011-
KW  - Destruction and pillage
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - "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"--
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