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The review explores the architectural design and infrastructure of the Dadaab refugee camps, considering spatial and humanitarian impacts.

May 30, 2026

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.

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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

Abstract

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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