Urban Resilience: Insights on Recovery & Heritage | Howayda Al-Harithy

Howayda Al-Harithy talked about her current research which conceptualizes urban recovery in relation to processes of historical editing, urban trauma, and protracted displacement.

Howayda Al-Harithy is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture and Design (ArD) at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Her early research was centered on the architectural and urban practices of the Mamluk period in Egypt, Syria and Palestine.


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