AF McAslan Fellow Melissa Smith visits Umm Qais Heritage Site
January 28, 2022
Following COVID-related delays, the recipients of the 2021 Architects Foundation 2021 AF/McAslan Fellowship have finally launched critical research projects in partnership with Turquoise Mountain related to the organization’s Ottoman-era Umm Qais site in Jordan. Melissa traveled to Jordan in January of 2022 to research the past, present and future of water management at the Umm Qais archaeological site.