Social Housing in the Middle East: Architecture, Urban Development, and Transnational Modernity

Synopsis

Essays on architecture in Kuwait, Iran, Israel, and other nations in the region, and how it can and must address the needs of local residents. As oil-rich countries in the Middle East are increasingly associated with soaring skyscrapers and modern architecture, attention is being diverted away from the pervasive struggles of social housing in those same urban settings. Social Housing in the Middle East traces the history of social housing—both gleaming postmodern projects and bare-bones urban housing structures—in an effort to provide a wider understanding of marginalized spaces and their impact on identities, communities, and class. While architects may have envisioned utopian or futuristic experiments, these buildings were often constructed with the knowledge and skill sets of local workers, and the housing was in turn adapted to suit the modern needs of residents. This tension between local needs and national aspirations are linked to issues of global importance, including security, migration, and refugee resettlement. The essays collected here consider how culture, faith, and politics influenced the solutions offered by social housing; they provide an insightful look at how social housing has evolved since the nineteenth century and how it will need to adapt to suit the twenty-first.&“Essential reading . . . for architectural and social historians, planners, and policy makers.&” —CAA Reviews

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

336 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780253039866

Related ISBNs:

9780253039842

Publisher:

Indiana University Press

Date of Addition:

08/10/23

Copyrighted By:

Indiana University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government

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