A Persistent Vision
Sama El Saket, Nadine Zaza

2018 IDeA COMPETITION
INTEGRATING REFUGEE POPULATIONS WITHIN CITIES
AMMAN, JORDAN

The 1948 Exodus, and how Jordan absorbed the influx of Palestinian refugees served as a starting point in understanding how we can learn from the failures and successes of the integration of the first major wave of refugees into Amman. Acknowledging, as well, the importance of the common pursuit of all Jordanians and Syrians is for employment, health, education and safety for themselves and their loved ones. In answering these, we designed 3 main hubs of integrations. The Women's Shelter + School The Syrian Market/ Center (Souq A’Shami), The Farm and Housing Area (Mazra3a).