"Violence and crime have been a major social crisis in the Arab society in Israel for a long time. In recent years, the increase in violent incidents in the Arab society created a complex problem, which authorities find difficult to contain and address – which in turn has only intensified the frustration, fear, and insecurity among residents of the various Arab villages and towns. The violence in the Arab society stems from a variety of phenomena distinguishable in Arab settlements. These are primarily poverty/low socioeconomic status, high unemployment rates, poor infrastructure and lack of funding, the rise and proliferation of organized crime, along with other factors. The Kassara Project focuses on the town of Shfar'am, one of the oldest and largest Arab towns in Israel, which has a rich history. The town is home to a mixed population, where Christians, Muslims, and Druze all live side by side. The project is located in north-eastern Shfar'am, in a vast, empty, 222-acre area, which used to be a quarry. Therefore the name of the project is Kassara – Arabic for quarry. The project's main objective is to reduce violence and crime in the Arab society by building a new residential neighborhood in Shfar'am, together with many neighbourhood functions such as commerce, education institutions, rehabilitation centers for victims of violence, and other social projects that would serve the goal. Such an action will lead to urban development, create new jobs in the city and lead to investment in multimple resources, creating a new community in Shfar'am. This community will be the core of the project, in the hope that it will mark the dawn of a thriving, safer future for Shfar'am and Arab society in general. It will serve as a model proving the architect's ability to be a person who can have impact on and face various challenges and social phenomena."