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Echoes From the Stone Reframing Preservation in Syria Through Haurani Folklore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)Partially buried in the landscape of Hauran in southern Syria, my family’s 1500-year-old house, Alali—formerly a Byzantine church—further erodes with each passing year. Throughout the decades, the house has been subjected ... -
Wave Mechanics in Constructed Oyster Reefs and the Design of Nature-Based Coastal Adaptation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)There has been great interest in the potential of constructed oyster reefs (CORs) to function as nature-based coastal protection infrastructure, but most projects to-date are designed primarily for wave attenuation and ... -
When the Earth Breathes: An Anthology of Volcanic Urbanism
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)Malpaís. A Spanish word used in volcanically-active landscapes to refer to the new basalt terrain that solidifies after an eruption. It translates literally to “bad country”, and it is defined as a “sterile, arid surface”. ...
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