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Jerusalem Quarterly, 2019
This article tracks traces of historic and contemporary modes of decentralism embodied in the soc... more This article tracks traces of historic and contemporary modes of decentralism embodied in the socioeconomic system in rural Palestine and, on a different level, heritage conservation practices by local organizations, mainly Riwaq, a Ramallah-based center for architectural conservation. The aim is to highlight how these former agrarian built-environments can contribute to new bottom-up, collective, and sustainable governance systems, and how their historic and geopolitical context has influenced the local practice of cultural heritage conservation. The article explores how the modern, elitist, and Eurocentric field of conservation has been re-appropriated and localized in Palestine for the past twenty-five years. Key revitalization programs have dismantled the conservative, and highly institutionalized discipline into a “progressive form of activist preservation.” Architectural conservation in this context is looked at as a terrain intertwined with other fields, such as art, architecture, urbanism, sociology, environmentalism, and archivism. It could be also used as a lens to critically view not only the concepts of localism, nationalism, and colonialism, but also the notions of citizenship, environmentalism, self-sufficiency, and anti-consumerism.
Syllabi by Lana Judeh
Film & Architecture course outline, 2019
Film and Architecture' explores space, architecture and diverse forms of urbanism around the worl... more Film and Architecture' explores space, architecture and diverse forms of urbanism around the world through the lens of cinema. Through film screenings, discussions, and readings, we will examine how world cinema represents and constructs the architecture of places and cities and their narratives of modernity. The course will discuss a series of films from world, Arab and Palestinian cinema across different genres such as drama, documentary, action, comedy and sci-fi. Visual narratives, representations, and films' mise-en-scène will be used to analyze space politics and negotiations, power relations among urban users and players, and invisible space codes and rules.
Latest by Lana Judeh
Imaginaries from a Blackout, 2023
Arab Urbanism is delighted to present this special issue on everyday experiences and encounters w... more Arab Urbanism is delighted to present this special issue on everyday experiences and encounters with infrastructures in the Arab region. Ranging between academic, creative and photo essays, the issue explores different ways in which infrastructure shapes and is shaped by social, economic, political and environmental realities in countries like Lebanon, Sudan, Egypt, Kuwait, Palestine, and Tunisia.
https://www.araburbanism.com/au2
Manuals by Lana Judeh
The Manual for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Centre of Ramallah , 2014
Through dozens of maps, drawings, and archival and modern photos, the Manual for the Rehabilitati... more Through dozens of maps, drawings, and archival and modern photos, the Manual for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Centre of Ramallah documents, analyzes, and evaluates Ramallah’s historic center, which lost approximately 50% of its historic buildings and spaces since the 1930s.
The manual presents a detailed analysis of the morphology of the historic fabric comprised of neighborhoods (harat), buildings, and public and private spaces, and explores the social, economic, and political changes of the area from the beginning of the nineteenth century through today. It also provides a classification of the building typologies and architectural elements of its historic buildings, and introduces the principles of conservation, restoration and construction inside the historic center.
The publication is a primary outcome of a project entitled “Development Instrument: Capacity Building for the Protection and Management of Historic Cities,” which was implemented by the Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Bethlehem (CCHP), in partnership with Rehabimed, RIWAQ, and Cultech, in cooperation with the municipal councils of Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Greater As-Salt.
To download the manual:
https://www.rehabimed.net/2015/11/rehabilitation-manual-for-ramallah-palestina/
Book chapters by Lana Judeh
Reclaiming Space: The 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine, 2015
Research of matson collection of the library of congress: khaldun bshara drawings and illustratio... more Research of matson collection of the library of congress: khaldun bshara drawings and illustrations: Riwaq team: Farhat muhawi, iyad issa, khaldun bshara, lana Judeh, leandro couto de almeida, michel salameh, Renad
Jerusalem Quarterly, 2019
This article tracks traces of historic and contemporary modes of decentralism embodied in the soc... more This article tracks traces of historic and contemporary modes of decentralism embodied in the socioeconomic system in rural Palestine and, on a different level, heritage conservation practices by local organizations, mainly Riwaq, a Ramallah-based center for architectural conservation. The aim is to highlight how these former agrarian built-environments can contribute to new bottom-up, collective, and sustainable governance systems, and how their historic and geopolitical context has influenced the local practice of cultural heritage conservation. The article explores how the modern, elitist, and Eurocentric field of conservation has been re-appropriated and localized in Palestine for the past twenty-five years. Key revitalization programs have dismantled the conservative, and highly institutionalized discipline into a “progressive form of activist preservation.” Architectural conservation in this context is looked at as a terrain intertwined with other fields, such as art, architecture, urbanism, sociology, environmentalism, and archivism. It could be also used as a lens to critically view not only the concepts of localism, nationalism, and colonialism, but also the notions of citizenship, environmentalism, self-sufficiency, and anti-consumerism.
Film & Architecture course outline, 2019
Film and Architecture' explores space, architecture and diverse forms of urbanism around the worl... more Film and Architecture' explores space, architecture and diverse forms of urbanism around the world through the lens of cinema. Through film screenings, discussions, and readings, we will examine how world cinema represents and constructs the architecture of places and cities and their narratives of modernity. The course will discuss a series of films from world, Arab and Palestinian cinema across different genres such as drama, documentary, action, comedy and sci-fi. Visual narratives, representations, and films' mise-en-scène will be used to analyze space politics and negotiations, power relations among urban users and players, and invisible space codes and rules.
Imaginaries from a Blackout, 2023
Arab Urbanism is delighted to present this special issue on everyday experiences and encounters w... more Arab Urbanism is delighted to present this special issue on everyday experiences and encounters with infrastructures in the Arab region. Ranging between academic, creative and photo essays, the issue explores different ways in which infrastructure shapes and is shaped by social, economic, political and environmental realities in countries like Lebanon, Sudan, Egypt, Kuwait, Palestine, and Tunisia.
https://www.araburbanism.com/au2
The Manual for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Centre of Ramallah , 2014
Through dozens of maps, drawings, and archival and modern photos, the Manual for the Rehabilitati... more Through dozens of maps, drawings, and archival and modern photos, the Manual for the Rehabilitation of the Historic Centre of Ramallah documents, analyzes, and evaluates Ramallah’s historic center, which lost approximately 50% of its historic buildings and spaces since the 1930s.
The manual presents a detailed analysis of the morphology of the historic fabric comprised of neighborhoods (harat), buildings, and public and private spaces, and explores the social, economic, and political changes of the area from the beginning of the nineteenth century through today. It also provides a classification of the building typologies and architectural elements of its historic buildings, and introduces the principles of conservation, restoration and construction inside the historic center.
The publication is a primary outcome of a project entitled “Development Instrument: Capacity Building for the Protection and Management of Historic Cities,” which was implemented by the Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Bethlehem (CCHP), in partnership with Rehabimed, RIWAQ, and Cultech, in cooperation with the municipal councils of Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Greater As-Salt.
To download the manual:
https://www.rehabimed.net/2015/11/rehabilitation-manual-for-ramallah-palestina/
Reclaiming Space: The 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine, 2015
Research of matson collection of the library of congress: khaldun bshara drawings and illustratio... more Research of matson collection of the library of congress: khaldun bshara drawings and illustrations: Riwaq team: Farhat muhawi, iyad issa, khaldun bshara, lana Judeh, leandro couto de almeida, michel salameh, Renad