Modernity Elements In Urbanism

The structure of the literature review is arranged in order to state the value of the old Urban fabric and how did it get formed throughout the history in the first paragraph. Whilst, the second paragraph will analyze the introduction of modernity elements in urbanization and urbanism during the french colonial period, The value of monuments, axis and streets network, squares, recreational areas and building typologies will be discuss through the second paragraph. The third paragraph will correlate between these alienated foreign contributions, its reflectance on the society and how did it pave the way for the war.

Syria’s land experienced the emergency of urban culture during the first half of the third millennium. This emerging
The urban social fabric of the cities were woven following the different uses, original and religions of the society representing the unity, identity, and cohesiveness of that community (Al-Sabouni & Scruton, 2016). The introduction of modernity elements in the traditional urban fabric created a clash between traditional and modernity. That clash reflected back in the community behavior and sense of belonging and identity. (Stockhammer & Wild, 2009). As Al-Sabouni (2016) mentioned that the gap between the ancient city center of Syria’s cities and the new unplanned alienated extension has created a clash between the architectural elements, urban fabrics, and urban design. That conflicted expansion created a divisive urban fabric where the foreign wealthy colonizers created segments of the cities that matches their social and economical levels, such as high rise buildings, concrete blocks and the use of modern materials disregarding the ancient city style. As a result of abandoning the ancient urban fabric plan and the eager to follow up with the modern trends, evidence of disappearance of the well urban and architectural planning started to show. The unplanned expansion and growth of the cities led the residential clusters to pop up in isolated locations outside the planned boundaries with no identity or reference to the city. The free-standing raw concrete blocks created awkward configuration and meaningless internal arrangement. These residential blocks act as a reflectance of inhumanity and discarding of the human in its design shape, size and plan wise. (Al-Sabouni &