“Rehabilitating a historic site with minimal means to revitalize a community” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2014 Africa Middle East - Adaptive Re-Use: Women’s center and playground, Beit Iksa, Palestine

    Public space site before construction.

The jury greatly appreciates the project’s social and spatial initiatives to strengthen communities and their environment in a politically troubled region of the world. Specifically valued is the intention to rehabilitate a historic site with minimal means and to revitalize a community through the provision of facilities for important daily activities – cooking, playing, gardening, etc. 

Last updated: June 13, 2014 Beirut, Lebanon

The jury greatly appreciates the project’s social and spatial initiatives to strengthen communities and their environment in a politically troubled region of the world. Specifically valued is the intention to rehabilitate a historic site with minimal means and to revitalize a community through the provision of facilities for important daily activities – cooking, playing, gardening, etc. At the core of the project is the build-up of social and physical infrastructure – understood as a conduit to empower local stakeholders and, most importantly, families and women of all ages.