Forgotten Cities Hiking Trail
Wayfinding Design
Services
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Client
MERST
Collaboration
Aleppo
Location
2007
Completed
Society for Experiential Graphic Design Honor Award
Award Winning Project
Ancient Towns, 40 KM of trail, 200 signs.
The Forgotten Cities (Also known as the Dead Cities) are a group of 700 abandoned villages in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Idlib. Built during the 4th and 5th centuries, these villages are remarkable remnants of the Byzantine era and once formed a major agricultural engine for the region. It was also a key pilgrimage site for Christians; the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is one of the most famous buildings in the area.
Find a friend that overlooks the park
Existing trails used to reach farmland were used as the starting point for developing routes that connected the ancient sites
Our team's design solution, concrete
Manufacturing was on-site, thanks to the help of the local community
Intricate details
Challenging terrain meant that some signs had to be carried to their final destination to be 'planted'
Test drive on launch day
