A conversation with Iraqi architect Taghlib Abdulhadi al Waily about historical Baghdad

As part of the Nahrein Network – Chatham House collaboration to explore the future of cultural heritage in Iraq and its role for rebuilding society and reconstruction, we are pleased to be organising a webinar series on pertinent issues in this field. This particular event on 5th October was a conversation with Iraqi architect and planner, Taghlib Abdulhadi al Waily, who spoke about the enormous challenges facing the protection and rehabilitation of historical Baghdad today. Taghlib AbdulHadi AlWaily is an Iraqi architect and urban planner. After receiving his BSC in Architecture in 1974 and his MA in Urban & Regional planning in 1977 from Baghdad University he has been practising planning and architecture in the UAE, Jordan, Iraq & Canada. AlWaily is the author of Baghdad 21st Century: The Historical City (Arabic version), published in 2017 and Baghdad 21st: Revival of a Historical City (English version) published in 2018.