EMERGING VOICE
Abu-dis, Palestine
Energy as a Catalyst for Gaza’s Recovery
EMERGING VOICE
Abu-dis, Palestine
Energy as a Catalyst for Gaza’s Recovery
Project Team
Razan Abu Rayyan
Dana Awwad
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This project frames energy as a catalyst for Gaza's post-war recovery, proposing a decentralized Energy Island complex integrating renewables, desalination, and food systems in Rafah as a scalable prototype for resilience and sustainability.
Overview
This thesis-based project explores Gaza’s post-war recovery through circular and decentralized infrastructure systems. Using research, master planning, and GIS spatial analysis, it proposes a scalable model for producing renewable energy in resource-rich coastal and marine areas and distributing it through networks that support inland urban environments. Framed by the Energy–Water–Food Nexus, Rafah in Gaza is presented as a coastal case, spatialized through an Energy Island prototype that integrates energy production, water desalination, and food systems. The project responds to contexts of large-scale destruction by envisioning infrastructure as a repeatable, long-term, and resilient recovery strategy.
Institution
Al-Quds University
Architecture Engineering
Architecture Engineer
Additional Team Members
Dr Maha Samman
Community Engagement
Community engagement is embedded by addressing locally identified post-war needs through an open civic and educational platform with accessible infrastructure. The project developed under academic supervision at Al-Quds University, informed by data, and mapping resources from institutions & Municipalities.
Partners
Developed under academic supervision at Al-Quds University, resources: local Municipalities and international organizations, also reviewed by architects and academics from other universities and institutions.
