Syria: From Destruction to Reconstruction. Use of War Demolition Materials in Rural Housing Constructıon in Syria

Seven years of destructive war in Syria caused huge damage in different sectors, the amount of waste materials came out of destruction clearly created a big problem to manage and solve in the post-war reconstruction era. This paper aims to suggest and investigate the future possibilities of using the destruction materials in housing building and reconstructing for internally displaced people and refugees willing to return to Syria. The need of architectural innovative solutions, force a new mentality in construction materials science, reconstruction management and urban planning; since the project is suggesting to build housing modules in rural areas of northern Syria using materials from the rubble. This will achieve different goals, recycling the materials, because construction materials are rare and expensive, and manage cities reconstruction effectively, giving space to community healing. An alternative approach proposed for a retroactive interaction with other disciplines for a holistic vision solution of the post war reconstruction in Syria