Design
Syrian Refugees Are Preserving Their National Monuments in Miniature
A new short film captures refugee artists carefully modeling treasured Syrian sites destroyed by war.
The Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan is home to 80,000 Syrians forced from their homeland by civil war. As local government and NGOs struggle to meet infrastructure needs, Zaatari has emerged as a “do-it-yourself city.” Hand-cobbled homes, shops, and sewage networks make life possible, against long odds.