Architecture of Repair in Palestine 2/3
<p><strong>Architecture of Repair in Palestine </strong>is a nomadic forum that brings together architects, conservators, artists, community members, activists and academics to discuss, imagine and elaborate visions of repair for the liberation of Palestine. To help us attune to a language, we have asked a number of Palestinians to share with us their reflections in the form of a monologue that anchors and captures the stream of consciousness of this present moment as they attend to the question: <em>What does repair mean amid genocide and mass destruction? And, is it even still a possibility?</em></p> <p>In this episode, we are joined by Areej Ashhab and Lobna Sana, who will share their tellings and reflections on repair, reclamation and return.</p> <p>We begin in Jerusalem with architect and art researcher Areej Ashhab. In her stream of consciousness, Areej explores how repair is not born from a place of loss, but rather from acts of reclaiming and returning to traditional knowledge, material heritage and ecological intelligence as ways to shape and nurture the Palestinian imaginaries of liberation.</p> <p>From there, we journey to the Naqab desert where we join Lobna Sana in her meditations on uprootedness and the multilayered meanings of return. Lobna tells us how an architectural practice of returning to her hands anchors a deep-seated connection to the land, keeping the path towards Palestinian return open.</p>
Host: Emilio Distretti, Husam Abusalem
Guest: Areej Ashhab, Lobna Sana
Editors: Margarida Waco
Musician: André Taylor
Designer: Shehrazade Mahassini
Part of: The Funambulist Podcast