The architectural proposal for the post-conflict reconstruction of Mosul, addresses the challenge of rebuilding a city with deep historical and cultural roots while incorporating the traumatic loss of its iconic monuments. The project, whose conception follows the participation in a competition call supported by UNESCO, emphasizes a sensitive and interpretative relationship between the past and present, focusing on integrating the existing ruins – particularly the Al Nouri Mosque and its minaret – into a new, functional urban fabric. This approach is not about reproducing the lost structures, but rather about engaging with the remains as symbols of the city's heritage, giving them new life in a reimagined context. The design takes care of the city's historical, typological, and morphological characteristics and the ruins of the Al Nouri Mosque, destroyed during the war, serve as both a starting point and a conceptual anchor for the proposal. The new complex introduces a set of educational, public, and religious facilities organized around a sequence of courtyards, with a careful balance of contrast and continuity between the old and new elements. A key element of the proposal is the preservation of the mosque’s ruins as a symbolic core, reinterpreted rather than replicated. The new design highlights the contrast between the original and the reconstructed, offering a critical reinterpretation that respects the monument's historical significance while subtly detaching it from the new interventions. Thus, the design reframes the architectural destruction caused by war as an opportunity for reflection and renewal, proposing a sensitive, conceptually rich environment that respects Mosul’s identity and history while opening the door to its future.

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Reconstruction, Architectural Rewriting and Re-invention. The Design Experience of Al Nouri Mosque in Mosul

  • Domenico Chizzoniti,
  • Tommaso Lolli

摘要

The architectural proposal for the post-conflict reconstruction of Mosul, addresses the challenge of rebuilding a city with deep historical and cultural roots while incorporating the traumatic loss of its iconic monuments. The project, whose conception follows the participation in a competition call supported by UNESCO, emphasizes a sensitive and interpretative relationship between the past and present, focusing on integrating the existing ruins – particularly the Al Nouri Mosque and its minaret – into a new, functional urban fabric. This approach is not about reproducing the lost structures, but rather about engaging with the remains as symbols of the city's heritage, giving them new life in a reimagined context. The design takes care of the city's historical, typological, and morphological characteristics and the ruins of the Al Nouri Mosque, destroyed during the war, serve as both a starting point and a conceptual anchor for the proposal. The new complex introduces a set of educational, public, and religious facilities organized around a sequence of courtyards, with a careful balance of contrast and continuity between the old and new elements. A key element of the proposal is the preservation of the mosque’s ruins as a symbolic core, reinterpreted rather than replicated. The new design highlights the contrast between the original and the reconstructed, offering a critical reinterpretation that respects the monument's historical significance while subtly detaching it from the new interventions. Thus, the design reframes the architectural destruction caused by war as an opportunity for reflection and renewal, proposing a sensitive, conceptually rich environment that respects Mosul’s identity and history while opening the door to its future.