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Editorial
Maurice MitchellAside from the general anxieties (Vidler, A. 2000) inherent in modern competitive liberal capitalist democracies beset by climate change, war and tsunami, those surrounding the…
Narrating The City: spaces Of Urban Change, South London
Suzanne M. HallThis paper explores the documentation of social and spatial transformation in the Walworth area, South London. Spatial narratives are the entry point for my exploration, where…
Studio Teaching For A Social Purpose
Nicholas RayAn EU Asia-Link grant offered the opportunity to examine the appropriate sequence of teaching and learning for architecture students working in developing countries. That process…
Vaccinate Your Home Against the Storm - Reducing Vulnerability in Vietnam
John Norton, Guillaume ChantryVietnam's economic reforms have helped many poor families to replace fragile shelters with houses built using materials regarded as "solid". This substantial family investment…
Response to Rapid Change: Post-Tsunami Shelter in Sri Lanka
Dyfed AubreyThrough an overview of Goal's post tsunami shelter and reconstruction programme in Sri Lanka this study aims to highlight how design and implementation approaches had to…
Dispersed Initiatives in Changing Urban Landscapes
Maurice MitchellThere is a growing desire amongst students of architecture to work, either in the UK or in developing countries, in situations where technical and cultural change is rapid and…
Duty of Care: Foregrounding The User in Design Practice
Melanie DoddIn areas subject to social and economic disadvantage where resources are scarce, the physical environment of the public realm is often identified as a place for investment by…
Integration or Separation? Refugee Camps in Southern Chad
Manuel HerzThe south of Chad has seen an influx of many tens of thousands of refugees within the last three years. After the president of the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR)…
The Destruction of Participation
Ines WeizmanThis article describes a current dilemma of urban planning in cities of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). The process of demographic shrinking, and the increasing…
(Re-)Building Communities: A Case Study in Architectural Education
Hanne van den BergAlthough recent years have seen a considerable increase in the number of people living in abominable conditions as well as a rapid increase in the incidence of natural disasters…
Contemporary Initiatives in Participatory Art and Architecture Practice
Torange KhonsariRecently in the fluid space between Art and Architecture new innovative projects have emerged using informal and playful forms of social engagement to facilitate community led…
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0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol