Assessing the Spatial Morphology of Exhibitions through the Concept of Heterotopia Part 2 Dissertation 2022 Khaled Issam Hammoud Beirut Arab University - Debbieh campus | Lebanon Heterotopia is a word used by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe "other places”, it is a broad concept in architecture and urban planning that depicts a world that is distorted or isolated to regular or daily environments, having numerous, fractured, or even incompatible meanings. It is defined in the architectural profession as a combination of formal features that make up a "stable essence," a model, or a profile, missing or present in a built structure or location. A fair number of concerns have been evolving around the cultural articulations and the spatial morphology of exhibitions. From the standpoint of philosophers and architects reacting to exhibits as essential locations of cultural heritage, appraisal concepts in response to these spaces should be relating to the issues of contextual and cultural identity. The dissertation aims to provide an assessment of the spatial morphology of exhibition spaces through the concept of heterotopia and how it may be beneficial in addressing the issues of legacy and cultural awareness that arise from essential components of creative and curatorial activities. Therefore, this dissertation is multidisciplinary research in the field of theory, history and humanities in architecture. It starts with the heterotopia notion as it has been offered and then examines it critically on set of international and regional case studies. Heterotopia can enrich the cultural identity and influence the people’s awareness towards responding to their societies. A concept that is vital to create healthy communities and is effective through thoughtful evaluation of the characteristics of the community. Khaled Issam Hammoud Tutor(s) Ayman Afifi Osama Omer Mohammad Sobhy Maged Youssef