Housing is an important element of architectural surrounding, that appears to be an
outcome of the interaction of a number of factors whether regarding its age, model,
location, and area. So any building is valued by its aesthetic historic value as
well as its
capacity to satisfy the needs and comfort of its inhabitants.
The research presents an analytical study of the reality of contemporary housing and
its changes in the city of Latakia during the period 1921-2014, to register the most
important transformations that have occurred as a result of political, economic and social
conditions on the architectural level (housing) and urban level (residential complexes).
The research has sum up a set of architectural aspects that have changed in the
design of buildings in Latakia , along with the most important reasons causing this change.
