The Palestinian refugee camps as they stand

today are the result of long and ongoing

spatial processes. The refugees have been

constructing houses and businesses to

accommodate their needs. With the fourth

generation of refugees born in exile, the

camps have become overcrowded, highly

built urbanized space, as the spaces of the

camps have become fully utilized as a living

space. Despite all the construction, the camps

retain the 1950s grid plan with intersecting,

ever-narrowing streets and alleys leading to a

main plaza with a mosque.