“Genocide can continue under the guise of ‘development'"
How is genocide documented? How can spatial design be used as an instrument of genocide? What is the relationship between architecture and genocide? In what ways does urban planning play a role in genocide? Eyal Weizman, an architect, has pursued these questions. He was inspired to develop the concept of “forensic architecture” by what he witnessed in the land where he was born and raised. He recently gave an eye-opening talk titled “The Architecture of Genocide” in Istanbul, based on “Forensic Architecture” reports documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. We met Weizman during the summit for a ceasefire in Gaza, where he issued important warnings regarding the reconstruction process.
