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A step into Baghdad’s first brutalist house: The Yasoub Rafiq Residence by Rifat Chadirji

In search of Baghdad’s identity, Paris-based architect Zeina Magazachi explores four different buildings that express Iraq’s modern architecture. This series...
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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...
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al-Khulafa Mosque by Mohamed Makiya
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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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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...
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Architecture

In Review: Al-Shaheed Monument, Part I

Round City provides a historical reference of one of Baghdad’s most recognisable monuments When the idea of Baghdad’s Al-Shaheed Monument,...
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Architecture

ARound: Najaf’s schools and madrasas

In part five of Round City’s ARound: Najaf series, Iraqi architect and PhD candidate Turath Jamil examines the city’s educational...
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Architecture

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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Gallery: Buildings by Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji

Prolific Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji has greatly contributed to Iraq’s modernism, thought and built environment. Here, we offer a look...
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In pictures: the Islamic architecture of Karbala’s holiest shrines

For Ashura, Round City shares a series of photos that highlight the art and architecture of the Iraqi city of...
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Architecture

In Review: Al-Shaheed Monument, Part II

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.
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ARound Najaf: The khans of old downtown

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ARound: Najaf – The Mausoleum of Imam Ali

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ARound: Najaf, a city between al-Kufa and al-Hira

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ARound: Najaf and its mosques

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ARound: Najaf’s schools and madrasas

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ARound: Najaf and its traditional house architecture

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