The Temporary City: A Poem on the Fragility of Architecture

المدينة المؤقتة: قصيدة في هشاشة العمران

By Architect Imad Darouich

Ten chapters imagine a city built by decree to be dismantled and moved, and follow its residents as they plant trees, open cafés and bury their dead until they grow roots despite the plan. Caravans, pilgrim camps, refugee camps, Shigeru Ban's shelters, Expo pavilions and Heidegger's idea of dwelling help ask what makes a place last.

Format

PDF ebook

Languages

Arabic and English

Collection

Ideas & Philosophy