"Palestinian architects are often asked to draw inspiration from the grand Islamic architectural tradition and the local cultural heritage, said Palestinian architect Omar Yousef, with a hint of sarcasm. "Palestinian architects are often asked to draw inspiration from the grand Islamic architectural tradition and the local cultural heritage, said Palestinian architect Omar Yousef, with a hint of sarcasm.
His local heritage is not the Alhambra palace or Istanbul mosques, but rather the crowded cityscale of Silwan, East Jerusalem, where he grew up, and Shuafat, where he now lives and works, he said. It is an architecture of chaos, crowdedness, instability, temporariness and destruction, improvised building additions and a separation fence. It is an architecture of discrimination, control and supervision."
Really interesting article. I definitely appreciated the comments on the relationship of ecology and occupation. Interesting to think that conservation often (always?) has political dimensions.
To those who may be interested in a vision by philosopher Lieven de Cauter on this reality I recommend his Palestinian Diary published in Beyond, Short Stories on the Post-Contemporary #02, on Values & Symptoms.
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Really interesting article. I definitely appreciated the comments on the relationship of ecology and occupation. Interesting to think that conservation often (always?) has political dimensions.
To those who may be interested in a vision by philosopher Lieven de Cauter on this reality I recommend his Palestinian Diary published in Beyond, Short Stories on the Post-Contemporary #02, on Values & Symptoms.
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