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Yamama Hospital Building in Baghdad: Feminine Resilience Confronting the Ferocity of Concrete

In an architectural scene devoured by concrete towers and occasional glass façades disregarding their environment, the Yamama Hospital building in Baghdad emerges as an icon redefining the relationship between material and light and heritage and modernity.

Erbil’s Justice Tower: an ironic landmark

Iraqi academic No’man Bayaty explores Erbil’s Justice Tower, and provides insight into its architectural form and the urban challenges it poses.

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Madinat as-Salam: The history of Baghdad’s first urban plan

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.

Rifat Chadirji Tribute

In conversation with Dr Rifat Chadirji

Paris-based Iraqi architect Zeina Magazachi provides the transcript of one of her final conversations with the prolific Iraqi architect. On...

Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Designing with Rifat Chadirji

UK-based Iraqi architect Ayad Al-Tuhafi shares his experience of working with Rifat Chadirji on his last design. On 29 April...

Computations in Architecture: Advancing Architectural Education in Iraq’s Curricula

Digital technology should serve as a means to enrich local architectural identity and address contemporary challenges, emphasizing the importance of embracing technology as a tool for innovation rather than a threat to tradition.

ARound Najaf: The khans of old downtown

In part six of Round City’s ARound: Najaf series, Iraqi architect and doctor Turath Jamil examines the city’s historic khans.

Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Rifat Chadirji Tribute: A foreword by Richard England

Renowned Maltese architect and writer Richard England pays tribute to Rifat Chadirji. I first came across Rifat Chadirji in the...

Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Rifat and my Baghdad days

Iraqi architect and city planner Abbad Al Radi reflects on the professional and personal ways his life was influenced and...

al-Khulafa Mosque by Mohamed Makiya

Exploring Baghdad’s rebuilt Abbasid landmark: al-Khulafa Mosque by Mohamed Makiya

In search of Baghdad’s identity, Paris-based architect Zeina Magazachi explores four different buildings that express Iraq’s modern architecture. This is...

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