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Beyond Ruins: Reimagining Modernism. Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Beyond Ruins: Reimagining Modernism explores the potential of modern architecture renovation in the Global South as a catalyst for self-determination and community-building.

Edited by Raafat Majzoub and Nicolas Fayad

With contributions by: Amale Andraos, Elias and Yousef Anastas, George Arbid, Aaron Betsky, Sibel Bozdogan, Costica Bradatan, Aziza Chaouni, Marco Costantini, Civil Architecture, Farrokh Derakhshani, EAST Architecture Studio, Fadi El Abdallah, Farès el-Dahdah, Nicolas Fayad, Sarah Mineko Ichioka, Charles Kettaneh, Bernard Khoury, Raafat Majzoub, Noura Al Sayeh Holtrop, Sumayya Vally, Ana Tostões, Nader Tehrani, Jozef Wouters, and Akram Zaatari.

Available to purchase here.

“Spaces of gathering need to be valued. They are sacred. Discourse, dialogues, and publishing are all integral forms of practice too; and they are part of the fabric we have to work with in bringing people together and sharing beliefs – ideas as spaces to share and to differ. Architecture is about constructing spaces and situations. That involves the built realm, but there are other ways to understand it, too. Ritual, atmosphere, and even forms of dress are essential parts of how a space is constructed. I’ve always been very interested in how we can work with those other ingredients and in the construction of situations beyond just what is built. ”
— Sumayya Vally