Shatha Safi from Riwaq – center for architectural conservation in Palestine considers people, material and knowledge to be the key sustainability factors of her project. “Adaptive Re-Use: Women’s center and playground” in Beit Iksa, Palestine won a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize for reviving the historic center of a village of 1,600 people, responding to isolation and limited resources.

Last updated: October 24, 2014 Beirut, Lebanon

Shatha Safi from Riwaq – center for architectural conservation in Palestine considers people, material and knowledge to be the key sustainability factors of her project. “Adaptive Re-Use: Women’s center and playground” in Beit Iksa, Palestine won a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize for reviving the historic center of a village of 1,600 people, responding to isolation and limited resources. 

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