Inheriting Space; How Hebron’s Old City Negotiates Memory, Identity, and Spatial Change Amid Political Constraints Part 2 Dissertation 2025 Manar Abu-Aisheh Kingston University Kingston | UK Titled 'Inheriting Space', my dissertation investigates the Old City of Hebron in Palestine—a place of deep familial and cultural heritage—to understand how its architecture reflects and sustains identity, memory, and community. Drawing from personal interviews and spatial analysis, the research explores how Hebron’s vernacular architecture evolved over centuries to meet the psychological, physiological, and social needs of its inhabitants, despite colonial impositions and political fragmentation.I use a unique four-part spatial framework—Perceptible, Psychological, Physiological, and Sociological space—alongside theories from Lefebvre, Soja, and Bhabha to reveal how everyday spaces in Hebron foster belonging and resilience. The study highlights the adaptive, human-centric nature of Hebron’s built environment and argues for its relevance in addressing contemporary urban challenges, such as housing crises and identity loss in modern cities.This work is both academically rigorous and personally rooted, aiming to preserve the lessons of a city that, through inherited design and collective memory, offers a model for socially responsive architecture. It challenges us to rethink how cities can evolve with their people—balancing continuity with adaptation. Tutor(s) Tom Coward