Wednesday 22 June
1230-1400
Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria and Albert Museum, SW7 2RL.
FREE, booking essential
Registration link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/gDDLlW1xl1/culture-in-crisis-saving-aleppo-s-heritage-jun-2022
Join us to hear from three Syrian Graduate Architects from the social enterprise ‘Places of ARcture’, each discussing the importance of protecting cultural heritage in their home city of Aleppo, within their own practice.
In a country devasted by 11 years of conflict, this event will highlight some of the surviving architectural heritage in the ancient part of the Aleppo city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The discussions will explore the challenges of preserving and restoring a living heritage site, whilst respecting and incorporating the needs of the local people connected to the area.
Through a series of presentations, short film screenings and a Q&A, we will discover the different ways that these architects are positioning the identity of the city, its tangible and intangible heritage, as the cornerstones of its reconstruction.
This event is programmed in collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture.
Speakers
Laura Searson, Cultural Heritage Preservation Lead, V&A (Host)
Muhammad Achour, Director and Founder of Places of ARcture
Dania Al-Shelhawi، Graduate Architect, Projects & Events Coordinator at Places of ARcture.
Mohamed Al-assali, Architect, PhD student majoring in Archaeology at the Higher Institute for The History of Arabic Science, Aleppo Syria.
Image Credit (above): Georges Moubayed