In search of Baghdad’s identity, Paris-based architect Zeina Magazachi explores four different buildings that express Iraq’s modern architecture. This is...
Paris-based Iraqi architect Zeina Magazachi provides the transcript of one of her final conversations with the prolific Iraqi architect. On...
Round City provides a historical reference of one of Baghdad’s most recognisable monuments When the idea of Baghdad’s Al-Shaheed Monument,...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,...
Sahar M. Kharrufa has surveyed Mosul’s historical structures to record their architectural expressions. Here, she shares some of her illustrations...
Prolific Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji has greatly contributed to Iraq’s modernism, thought and built environment. Here, we offer a look...
For Ashura, Round City shares a series of photos that highlight the art and architecture of the Iraqi city of...
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.
A recently built villa on the outskirts of Hit aims to reestablish a connection between the local community and the...
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.