Samenvatting

Project "Al Raqqa -Civic generator" is a tale about a neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, a once lively town by the river Euphrates in Syria, recently reduced to rubble by the raging war in Syria and prior to it by harsh political conditions and environmental change. This project is an exploration of a scenario where elements from the city's past, both materialistic and cultural, are weaved and reused to rebuild its future in a novel, DIY way. It is also the story of the people of Raqqa, their struggle and fight to rebuild their beloved home, to reconnect the shattered fragments of their society. It is about an architecture in times of emergency that looks beyond the questions of form and program, that faces the more pressing challenges of resources, needs and for all, identity