Architecture for Rapid Change and Scarce Resources

ISBN-13: 9781849711159 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 320 str.

Sumita Sinha

Opis

Architects, development practitioners and designers are working in a global environment and issues such as environmental and cultural sustainability matter more than ever. This book explores what it means for development practitioners to practice architecture on a global scale and provides a blueprint for developing architectural practices.

Spis treści

Foreword by Nick Baker.  Preface  Part 1  1. Introduction: Architecture of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources  2. Big Games and Small Money  3. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves: The Story of Cities and Slums  Part 2  4. Materials and Technology  5. Learning from Tradition: Sustainable Cities  6. Participatory Design for Scarce Sources and Rapid Change  Part 3  7. Culture, Ethics and other Traveling Discomforts  8. Observing and Recording the 'Soft' City Tools and (Cautionary) Tales  9. The Development Activist and New Ways of Working.  Appendix.  Further Contacts and References.

O autorze

Sumita Sinha is a practising architect and teacher, who has worked in India, Serbia, France, Spain, Venezuela and the UK. Sumita is the founder of Architects For Change, the Equality Forum at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Sumita is the recipient of many awards including the UIA:UNESCO International Design Award and the Atkins Inspire Award 2008.