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"Informative and well researched."

"Informative and well researched."

Built Enviroment

Critical Neighbourhoods

The Architecture of Contested Communities

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Analyses of three informal neighborhoods in Africa, Latin America, and India, translating their spatial and social characteristics into architectural language


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Title Details
Edited by Paulo Moreira
2022
Hardback
176 pages, 26 color and 83 b/w illustrations
16.5 x 23.5 cm
ISBN 978-3-03860-272-9

At a time when architectural and urban studies are moving towards seeking to accept and understand informal neighborhoods rather than ignoring or eradicating them, the need for experiments on the ground is becoming increasingly urgent. In recent years, a growing number of architects and urban designers have committed themselves to the idea that these settlements are here to stay and require selective intervention in order to achieve better living conditions.

This book contributes to the development of new architectural approaches to informal neighborhoods and to a better understanding of human habitats that relate spatial issues to broader economic and political questions. The authors analyze feasible and effective practical actions located in Africa, Latin America, and India, drawing upon empiric work to contextualize existing neighborhoods. Complementing essays explore the deeply intertwined nature of spatial practice, cultural identity, and social engagement. They uncover new modes of making architecture and map new ways for architects to engage with contested communities. They address geographic differentiations on a local scale, rather than between various continents only, and explore interconnections between particular neighborhoods and their wider contexts.

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“Ultimately this is a wonderful book, informative and well researched. It provides an alternative discourse to conventional urban planning and architectural practice and offers a glimpse of hope.” Yasser Elsheshtawy, Built Enviroment

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