The project was anticipated to become a model for urban planning throughout the Middle East. It was initiated under the guidance of a United Nations program in support of training in public administra- tion that was started in 1950. … At the first glance, it is very easy to identify the building as a Brutalist approach. A closer look however, would reveal that it is, rather, a late and perfected case of modern movement developed by its architects who never referred to neither Brutalism nor High Modernism in their early lives. Excerpt from Ayşen Savaş’s article in: SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey. Catalog DAM + Wüstenrot Foundation, Zurich (Park Books) 2017

Various alterations throughout the years. Although the building is not listed as a cultural heritage property, a new preservation program has been initiated by the Dean’s office for the restoration and preservation of its material and architectural values.