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It seems an eternal distinction: sometimes people build, sometimes they destroy. However, since we have a concept of modernity, we also understand that building is very often based on sheer destruction. It is ‘the price of progress’. A new insight is now emerging: much destruction also has an agenda. It has a precision that reminds us of architecture. It has a formal dimension that reminds us of design. In this issue: explore the sinister creativity of Cities Unbuilt.


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4The Architecture of Destruction

Bouman, Ole
6Cultural Cleansing

Bevan, Robert
9Ghost Buildings

Otten, Reineke
12Architects Should Act!

Charlesworth , Esther
16To Leave and Let Live. The impact of migration and remittances on war-torn cities

Arnulf, Caroline
20World Bank Cities

Herscher , Andrew
30Maps on Reconstruction

F.A.S.T.
33Frozen Memories

Schuller, Gerlinde
44Introduction: Design for Displacement

45Humancon Undercon

Tabatadze, Sophia
46Dynamics of thr South Caucasus Borders

F.A.S.T.
48Barda’s Boundaries. Temporary homes and the politics of displacement

Shoshan, Malkit and Christian Ernsten
56Extreme Makeover. The reconstruction of post-Soviet Karabakh

Shoshan, Malkit and Christian Ernsten
62Photos

Visser, Dirk-Jan
66Introduction

68Post-Warchitecture

Herscher, Andrew
78Invisible Architects

Jerliu, Florina
80Archis Interventions in Prishtina

Vo_ckler, Kai c.s.
94Introduction: All Exclusive

95City Blogging

96Solidere and the Perpetual Reinvention of Downtown Beirut

Stanton, Michael
98Manic Machines

Fruneaux, Christiaan
101Public Space Invaders

Janmaat, Joost
104Design With War in Mind

105The Architect’s Dilemma

106Photos

Dekker, Aukje
112Pearls for Lebanon

Bouman, Ole
113Noise Magazine

Studio Beirut
129Violence, Destruction and International Law. An interview with Andrew Herscher

Ernsten, Christian and Malkit Shoshan
132Counter Convention

Herscher , Andrew
134UNESCO World Heritage

F.A.S.T.
138Urban Imaginaries and Memories of Violence. Cape Town’s Prestwich Street

Shepherd, Nick and Christian Ernsten
142Lifta after Zionist Planning

Shoshan, Malkit
146Stateless Urbanism

Vöckler, Kai
148Towards Non-Destructive Aid

Tajeri, Niloufar
152Planning for Uncertain Cities. Towards an urban post-conflict strategy

Hackenbroich, Wilfried Thilo Fuchs and Kai Vo_ckl
154Artists and New Urban Horizons

Keulemans, Chris
156Architecture Extended to Its Contrary (Photonovela)

Catsaros, Christophe

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