LFA 2018: Baghdadi Visions

The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London is organising a public exhibition titled Baghdadi Visions.  The exhibition is being held in cooperation with Turath Baghdad and the Al-Kindi Society of Iraqi Engineers in UK.  The exhibition is Iraq’s contribution as part of the London Festival of Architecture.

The Exhibition presents the “ihea’a” initiative, which is aimed at reviving the historic city centre of Baghdad.  The exhibits will take you on a historic journey of the city of Baghdad since its inception in 762AD, outlining the original design of the round city and surrounding sites of historic and architectural significance; this is then contrasted with the city’s present-day situation, where it is suffering from deterioration after decades of conflict.  The exhibits then provide a futuristic vision of how to revive the historic city centre by revitalising its unique heritage and vivid memory, particularly at this time when the city begins to rebuild.