In a dialogue between architecture, art and spatial design, female architects and artists from the Arab world and beyond bring forward new insights in to the cities of Gaza, Mosul, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Ramallah and the rural villages of Palestine.

The works provoke the current geography of the Middle East and the way it is being represented, exploited and imagined, especially with the ongoing colonial project that continues to dress it with alien layers and new sceneries.

The contributors question, through design, what a landscape crafted by women might be like. They offer alternatives that resist the legislated power of men, war and of image, which have been constantly reinvented.

Curated by Yara Sharif from the Palestine Regeneration Team. Find out more in a Panel Discussion hosted by PART.


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