Ark Re-imagined for Sustainable Development

As well as boats, Ark Re-imagined draws inspiration from vernacular architecture traditions including the reed structures, floating islands and Mudhifs (guest houses) of the Iraqi Marshlands, and the Arish palm architecture of the Gulf. In fields including botany, materials science, architecture and product design, the value of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is increasingly being recognised and explored in combination with more contemporary approaches. Ark Re-imagined proposes that this engagement offers the greatest potential to enable economic regeneration in Iraq, as well as to address issues of pollution and strategies for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.