Displaced People Reusing Buildings
Erbil Urban Site During the last 10 years, there has been an increased interest in testing, shaping and re-shaping the built environment...
Welcome to Uniform November: Building Peace through Heritage Reuse and Memorialisation
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At Uniform November, we believe in the transformative power of architecture, space, and place as essential tools for resilience, recovery, and peacebuilding in post-conflict environments. Based in Scotland, we are a humanitarian consultancy specializing in post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding initiatives.
Our work is deeply rooted in creating meaningful and lasting impact through innovative projects that support sustainable livelihoods, strengthen human capital, improve access to cultural heritage, and promote good governance. We prioritize safety, reduce the risk of future violence, and foster a renewed sense of place in communities recovering from conflict.
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Our Expertise and Impact
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Uniform November has a proven track record of delivering humanitarian projects with a focus on:
Heritage Reuse: Revitalizing culturally significant spaces damaged by conflict to help communities reconnect with their heritage.
Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) Solutions: Addressing critical challenges faced by displaced populations and supporting resettlement initiatives.
Memorialisation and Trauma-Informed Practices: Understanding and integrating post-conflict memory and modes of memorialisation as part of recovery strategies.
We have collaborated with esteemed international organizations such as UNESCO, the British Council, ICCROM, UN-HABITAT, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Our partnerships extend to grassroots community groups, military stakeholders, tribal leaders, and NGOs in regions like Iraq, Singapore and Indonesia.
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Key Projects Include:
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Designing and developing an urban park for Mosul’s youth on a site previously occupied by ISIS, funded by The HALO Trust and UNMAS.
Mapping sites of violence in Mosul and Tal Afar as part of IOM's MHPSS Unit
Conducting HLP assessments for displaced communities in Iraq and Kurdistan to support IOM’s resettlement effort as part of IOM's Transition and Recovery Units
Providing training to local and international IOM staff on post-conflict memory, place, and persecution.
Contributing expertise to UNESCO and ICCROM's "Revive the Spirit of Mosul" project, empowering Iraqi architects and engineers to reuse cultural landmarks damaged by war.
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Thought Leadership and Innovation
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We are dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering collaboration in the peacebuilding sector. Through our active blog and dynamic client network, we provide valuable insights, research, and education on adaptive reuse, cultural heritage, and international peacebuilding strategies.
Our role as assessors for the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund further underscores our commitment to safeguarding cultural heritage and fostering resilience in post-conflict regions.
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Why Partner with Uniform November?
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Our tailored approach, extensive experience, and commitment to positive social impact make us a trusted partner for organizations and communities navigating the complex challenges of post-conflict reconstruction. We are passionate about harnessing the potential of architecture and place to heal, inspire, and build a peaceful future.
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Discover how Uniform November can support your peacebuilding and cultural heritage initiatives. Let’s build resilience, foster healing, and inspire transformation together.
UNIFORM NOVEMBER was launched by Frazer MacDonald Hay in 2016.
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We are always working to improve, share knowledge, exchange and develop ideas, we have a useful educational programme.
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•Working with a built environment imbued with the memories and trauma of violence
•The Fundamentals of Peacebuilding
•The Re-use of Socially Significant Buildings
•The Power of Place within Peacebuilding Projects
•Working with Sick and Disabled Buildings
•Understanding the Importance of the Everyday
•HLP Challenges within the displaced communities
•Conflict and Protection of Cultural Heritage
•Working with a built environment imbued with the memories and trauma of violence
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Take time to read the UNIFORM NOVEMBER blog, it is a knowledge transfer feed aimed at developing collaboration, dialogue and awareness...
““whatever is true for space and time, this much is true for place: we are immersed in it and could not do without it. To be at all - to exist in any way – is to be somewhere, and to be somewhere is to be in some kind of place”.
"No one therefor can conceive anything, but they must conceive it in some place”.
F.M.H is a Post-conflict, consultant - Specializing in Social Cohesion, DDR, Memorialization, Architectural Conservation, Housing Land and Property (HLP) issues.
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+ Forensic Architecture London
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+ Global Justice Academy, Edinburgh
+ PIRO Oslo
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+ DPIR Uni of Oxford
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+ Conflict, Crime and Security Research (PaCCS)
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+ CSTPV Uni of St Andrews
+ Centre for Development and Emergency Practice Oxford Brooks
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+ Space Group Heriot-Watt University
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+ Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit - York
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