Design for cultural recovery. Strategies for the historic urban landscapes of the ancient city of Aleppo

Journal title ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI
Author/s Giulia Annalinda Neglia
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/130 Suppl.
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 105-122 File size 801 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASUR2021-130-S1007
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Traumatic destructions, which are affecting since decades the historic cores of the Middle Eastern regions, have damaged their morphological and social structure. Placing specific interest on the recovery of the urban landscape as a whole, this paper aims at outlining design strategies for the regeneration of the Ancient City of Aleppo, based on methodologies involving the local community in processes of choral reconstruction of the urban society, of houses and open spaces.

Keywords: Historic cores, Aleppo, recovery of the urban landscape, residential districts, open spaces.

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Giulia Annalinda Neglia, Progetti per il recupero culturale. Strategie per il paesaggio urbano storico della città antica di Aleppo in "ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI" 130 Suppl./2021, pp 105-122, DOI: 10.3280/ASUR2021-130-S1007