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Rebuilding Iraq 1955-58: modernist housing, national aspirations, and global ambitions
(2006)
The Iraq Development Board, established in 1950, used the Greek firm of Doxiadis Associates to plan comprehensive housing programs using 'Ekistiks' a rational, scientific approach to housing.
Gossip on the Doxiadis ‘Gossip Square’: Unpacking the Histories of an Unglamorous Public Space
(2013)
Understanding the historical complexities surrounding Doxiadis Associates’ idea of ‘gossip squares’ in housing projects helps frame larger theoretical questions about the potential significance of the ‘gossip square’ as ...
Back to the Future: Doxiadis's Plans for Baghdad
(2008)
This article examines the 1955 to 1958 restructuring of Baghdad proposed by the architect and planner Constantinos Doxiadis. Analyzing the overall master plan and the design and construction of housing units and public ...