Architecture and Colonialism in and about Palestine

This book brings together a diverse range of contributions; personal testimonies, oral histories, scholarly analyses, and dialogues, centering Palestinian historians, architects, and practitioners writing from Gaza, the West Bank, refugee camps, and the global diaspora. This deliberate heterogeneity serves as a methodological stance, prioritizing lived knowledge and resisting the detachment of academic theory from the realities of those who endure colonial violence. Organized into four thematic parts, the book moves across scales of inquiry. The first part traces the historical infrastructures of settler colonialism in Palestine, detailing how space has been mapped and structured. The second part turns to the present and the ongoing genocide, offering a chorus of voices documenting and archiving experiences from Gaza. The third part examines how institutions of memory and heritage have been implicated in colonial erasure, while the fourth focuses on spatial and collective practices of resistance. Essential for scholars, architects, heritage professionals, and cultural practitioners, this book invites readers to think critically about the intersections of architecture, art, and politics while fostering cross-sectoral dialogue. It is a practice of refusal and an invitation to think, teach, and act in solidarity.