Social Housing in the Middle East traces the history of social housing in the region and considers how culture, faith, and politics influence the housing solutions offered.
Covering Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Tunisia, Jordan, Iran and Israel, [this book is] a worthy overview of an oft-overlooked typology in the region.
Social housing is an architectural effort to engage social issues, and that places this well-edited, clearly organized, tightly written book firmly on essential reading lists for architectural and social historians, planners, and policy makers.
Mohammad Gharipour is Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University. He is author of Persian Gardens and Pavilions, Contemporary Urban Landscapes of the Middle East, and Synagogues in the Islamic World.
Kıvanç Kılınç is Assistant Professor of Architecture at Yaşar University in Turkey.