This project aims to preserve and revitalise the tradition of domed houses to offer a housing solution to displaced Syrian families
Protects and revives the Syrian architectural heritage of domed mud-brick houses, by providing training to refugee and host communities, constructing a pilot dome house at arcenciel’s Taanayel center, drafting a manual on this endangered 5,000-year-old building technique of war-torn Syria.
Activities:
Insertion of Syrians and local people in the preservation of Syrian heritage:
– Visit to the relevant Syrian refugee camps and consult relevant sources
– Recruit masons and workers
– Training of workers on architectural building technique
Raising awareness of the Syrian and local people on Syrian cultural heritage (50 active participants):
– Workshops for youth
– Workshops for local and Syrian population
– Production of a manual
Construction of the dome house: architecture design and construction