Architecture of Migration: The Dadaab Refugee Camps and Humanitarian Settlement, Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi (2024)

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This paper provides a review of Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi's book 'Architecture of Migration: The Dadaab Refugee Camps and Humanitarian Settlement'. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Aslıhan Günhan

doi:10.1386/ijia_00207_5

May 28, 2026International Journal of Islamic Architecture

Architecture of Migration: The Dadaab Refugee Camps and Humanitarian Settlement, Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi (2024)

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The review explores the architectural design and infrastructure of the Dadaab refugee camps, considering spatial and humanitarian impacts.
Analytical review of architectural perspectives on refugee camps
Focus on Dadaab camp structures and settlement organization
Examination of humanitarian responses within architectural frameworks
Highlights the complex interactions between architecture and refugee experiences
Identifies innovative design strategies for improved living conditions
Discusses limitations of current infrastructure in humanitarian contexts

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Review of architectural implications of humanitarian settlement in refugee camps, highlighting design challenges.

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Review of: Architecture of Migration: The Dadaab Refugee Camps and Humanitarian Settlement , Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi (2024) Durham: Duke University Press, 432 pp., 107 colour illus., ISBN: 9781478025245, $31.95

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