Aleppo’s Recovery Master Plan: Challenges and Pathways Forward
Focus of the webinar:
- An assessment of the current state of Old Aleppo following the war and earthquakes, with a focus on their urban and social consequences
- Major governance and financial challenges in the post-crisis recovery process
- The Master Plan for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Aleppo’s Old City
- Future opportunities to position Aleppo’s recovery experience as a model for the rehabilitation of other historic cities
Assistant professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology-Boston, Architect, and World Heritage Management Specialist.
About the speaker:
Anas Soufan is Assistant Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology and associate researcher at Harvard University. An architect, visual artist, and World Heritage specialist, he directs NABNI-H Heritage Architecture Co. and has collaborated with UNESCO, ICOMOS, and ARC-WH. He holds advanced degrees architecture and art history from the University of Damascus and the Sorbonne, with postdoctoral research at Geneva and MIT, and has taught at leading universities in Europe, the U.S., and the Arab world.
Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Dhifallah
About the Moderator:
Urban researcher and expert in Saudi urban affairs, holds a PhD in urban planning from Sheffield University.