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Architect, conservationist and director of Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Shadia Touqan graduated with a Baccalaureate degree in Architecture in 1969 from Cairo University. She obtained a Masters in Urban Design from Manchester University in 1981, and attained a PhD in Urban Development and Planning from Development Planning Unit/ Bartlett School of Architecture from the University of London in 1995. She worked as an architect on a number of projects in the UK, Jordan, UAE, other Arab countries and is an expert on urban development of Palestinian towns.

Shadia is the Chief Technical Advisor for USESCO in Yemen, Director of the Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization plan since November 1997, and is an expert on cultural heritage preservation and revitalization of historic cities with a number of international organizations such as the World Bank and UNESCO. She has not only published a number of papers and articles on the subject of preservation of cultural heritage. She won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture for her work in Jerusalem in 2004.

Source: Mosaic Foundation

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme

Hab Rumman Mill Restoration

Burj al-Laqlaq Community Facilities

Hosh al-Gheith Restoration

Al-Aqsa Library and Islamic Museum

Hosh al-Helou Restoration

Jaliqiyya Tomb Restoration

Jami' al-Mawlawiyya

Hosh Nuseibeh Restoration

Dar al-Aytam al-Islamiyya Restoration

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Program Project Brief

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program Presentation Panels

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program Drawings

Photographs of Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme On-site Review Report

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Programme

Revitalise to Survive: the Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program On-site Review Report

Women in Architecture: Profiles

Architect, conservationist and director of Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Shadia Touqan graduated with a Baccalaureate degree in Architecture in 1969 from Cairo University. She obtained a Masters in Urban Design from Manchester University in 1981, and attained a PhD in Urban Development and Planning from Development Planning Unit/ Bartlett School of Architecture from the University of London in 1995. She worked as an architect on a number of projects in the UK, Jordan, UAE, other Arab countries and is an expert on urban development of Palestinian towns.

Shadia is the Chief Technical Advisor for USESCO in Yemen, Director of the Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization plan since November 1997, and is an expert on cultural heritage preservation and revitalization of historic cities with a number of international organizations such as the World Bank and UNESCO. She has not only published a number of papers and articles on the subject of preservation of cultural heritage. She won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture for her work in Jerusalem in 2004.

Source: Mosaic Foundation

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme

Hab Rumman Mill Restoration

Burj al-Laqlaq Community Facilities

Hosh al-Gheith Restoration

Al-Aqsa Library and Islamic Museum

Hosh al-Helou Restoration

Jaliqiyya Tomb Restoration

Jami' al-Mawlawiyya

Hosh Nuseibeh Restoration

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Program Project Brief

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program Presentation Panels

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program Drawings

Photographs of Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme On-site Review Report

Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Programme

Revitalise to Survive: the Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Old City Revitalisation Program On-site Review Report

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Arab Women in Architecture Part 3/6- Architecture and Community

Arab Women in Architecture Part 6/6- Final Thoughts

Arab Women in Architecture Part 1/6- Introduction, Studying Architecture, and Teaching Architecture

Arab Women in Architecture Part 2/6- Establishing a Practice and Working in the Public Sector

Women in Architecture: Profiles