In part six of Round City’s ARound: Najaf series, Iraqi architect and doctor Turath Jamil examines the city’s historic khans.
In part three of the ARound: Najaf series, Paris-based Iraqi architect Turath Jamil discusses the traditional house architecture of Najaf....
In search of Baghdad’s identity, Paris-based architect Zeina Magazachi explores four different buildings that express Iraq’s modern architecture. This is...
In article Round City explores the social, cultural and creative meanings to better understand the overall success of the monument and its journey to becoming one of the most recognisable and relatable icons in Iraq.
Sahar M. Kharrufa has surveyed Mosul’s historical structures to record their architectural expressions. Here, she shares some of her illustrations...
In part four of the ARound: Najaf series, architect and Round City contributor Turath Jamil explores the history and architect...
In this new series by Round City, Paris-based Iraqi architect Turath Jamil explores the architecture and history of one of...
Round City provides a historical reference of one of Baghdad’s most recognisable monuments When the idea of Baghdad’s Al-Shaheed Monument,...
From the world’s earliest scientific and cultural institution to a neglected building concealed by dust and surrounded by commercial chaos,...
Conceived in 762, Al-Mansur’s ‘Round City’ was an incredible example of early urban design, setting the stage for the Islamic Empire’s golden era. While today, Baghdad has undoubtedly grown beyond the double-ring masterplan, its original layout was then the region’s largest construction project, providing a throne from which the Abbasid dynasty reigned.