Resilient Heritage: Rebuilding Memory After Crisis

Within the framework of the Congress Becoming. Architecture for a Planet in Transition, this session – organised by the UIA Work Programmes Natural and Human Disasters and Heritage and Cultural Identity – explores the impact of natural and human made disasters on cultural heritage, acknowledging the increasing frequency and complexity of such events in a rapidly changing global context.

Bringing together diverse perspectives, it considers how architecture engages with sites shaped by disruption, reflecting on approaches to care, interpretation, recovery and continuity. The session encourages an open dialogue on interdisciplinary collaboration and evolving practices,  contributing to broader reflections on resilience, collective memory, and transformation across time in context marked by uncertainty and ongoing change.

Speakers: Dr. In-Souk CHO (Architect / Principal, DaaRee Architects & Associates Korea – UIA HCI/ WP) Between Restoration and Intervention, Post-Fire Rehabilitation of Gounsa Buddhist Temple Korea – Architect, Nadia Habash + Architect, Ibrahim Al-Hindi (Palestine) Targeting and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Palestine – Sepideh ZarrinGhalam (BTU, Germany) + Samar Abdelaal (Recovery Lab, Egypt) A lost heritage between two wars Moderator of the discussion – Samer Helmy (UIA NHD & HCI WP, Egypt) Summary – Zulkhairi Zain (UIA HCI WP, Malaysia) Closing Remarks – Debora Manarin (UIA NHD WP, Italy)