Architecture After War: A Reader

Architecture After War: A Reader

Edited by Bohdan Kryzhanovsky and co-published with CANactions, this 256-page volume addresses the architectural and urban questions raised by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on essays by scholars and architects from Ukraine and beyond, it assembles historical precedents and international case studies into a coherent framework for thinking about what reconstruction means — practically and politically — in the aftermath of large-scale destruction.

The book moves across urban planning, sustainable design, and the spatial politics of rebuilding, attending to both the material conditions of damaged cities and the human experience of those who must inhabit them again. Its scope is comparative: Ukrainian cities are examined alongside other post-conflict contexts, allowing for a more rigorous analysis than a single-country focus would permit. Readers engaged with Critical Theory & Philosophy will find the book's theoretical frameworks — on sovereignty, infrastructure, and collective space — in direct conversation with that tradition.

Published bilingually in English and Ukrainian, the volume functions as both a critical reference and a working guide. It is addressed to architects, urban researchers, policymakers, and anyone following the longer-term consequences of the war on the built environment of Eastern Europe.