Lecture 9: The Community

In this lecture you will learn about:

• the importance of building a resilient community through collaborative rehabilitation efforts; 
• participatory design methods and strategies applied to restoration and adaptive reuse initiatives; 
• the necessity of addressing community needs and anticipating future aspirations, particularly in vernacular contexts of the Islamic world; 
• a community rehabilitation project, the Earthen Architecture Programme in Mali, as well as an initiative for the establishment of a community cooperative in Misfat al-Abriyin, Oman. 

ArCHIAM. “Lecture 9: The Community.” Part 9 of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme and the Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia, and Maghreb (University of Liverpool)