These events are organized within the frame of the project “Rehabilitation of Urban Heritage in the Cities of Iraq” funded by the DAAD which is an academic collaboration between the Middle East Cooperation Unit at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), the University of Baghdad, and the University of Sulaimani.

The colloquium is closed to the post-grad students of the three partner universities and supports them in preparation of their Master-thesis or PhD dissertation. The lecture series, however, are open to the public (attendance requires registration) and take place every Tuesday at 12:00 CET for a duration of about one hour followed with Q&As. We also share these lectures with a broader network working on the Syrian Heritage and post-war reconstruction. 

The aim of the lecture series is to bring professionals, academics and experts together with students and practitioners in order to explore different inspiring themes within the program’s general interest, shed light on new discourses, expand on the old ones, and rethink heritage, war, reconstruction, revitalizing and regeneration of urban realities beyond the classic concepts of restoration and rehabilitation.

The List for Lectures: 

04-05-2021 – Dr. Abdelrahman Kittana (Palestine) – The Yalla Project - Urban Regeneration in a Traditional Context During a State of War

11-05-2021 – Dr. Cecilia Furlan (Italy) – Re-Cycling Porte Ouest - A Design Approach for Envisioning a Circular Transition of the Post-Industrial Site

25-05-2021- Arch. Natalia Ramirez – Msc. (Colombia)- Natalia Ramirez, MSc. : 'GREEN HARAS' A Revitalization of Courtyards and its Relation with Public Spaces within the Historic Urban Landscape of Bayt Madkour area in Historic Cairo

01-06-2021- Arch. Insaf Ben Othamne (Tunisia) – For Those Without a Place: Spaces of Anti-fragility

15-06-2021- Prof. Dr. Patrizia De Monte (Italy) – Recovery of Public Spaecs “Estonoesunsolar” program of Zaragoza City 

22-06-2021- Prof. Dr. Eliana Barbosa (Brazil) – Beyond the Stones: Living in Brazil Heritage Sites

29-06-2021- Prof. Dr. Ismael Sheikh Hassan (Lebanon) – Community Activism in Post-war Reconstruction Projects in Lebanon

06-07-2021- Arch. Ignacio Galán (Spain) Msc. – Heritage Reformulated: Innovative occupation practices by new users in vacant vernacular spaces at the Spanish Pyrenees

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For further information about lecture series and recordings of the past lectures, contact the organizer Layla Zibar Layla.zibar(at)b-tu.de