Designing Within the Informal
Publication details: New Delhi Brijendra S. Dua 2019Edition: Vol.59Description: 74-81pSubject(s): Online resources: In: Journal of landscape architectureSummary: With most of the nation's population living on land deemed illegal, there has blossomed the concept of transient cities that can be dismantled and later rebuilt elsewhere easily. An architect's role, thus, remains not of a designer, but instead a learner of what the people themselves have designed in order to reassert their right on a city that has no room for them. Social Design Collaborative, founded by Swati Janu, embarked on two collaborative projects for the building of a school and an anganwadi following the same concept of impermanence, in two similarly conflict-ridden squatter settlements, thus, showcasing how architects can engage with urban informality and help alleviate the problems of society's often overlooked fraction.| Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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With most of the nation's population living on land deemed illegal, there has blossomed the concept of transient cities that can be dismantled and later rebuilt elsewhere easily. An architect's role, thus, remains not of a designer, but instead a learner of what the people themselves have designed in order to reassert their right on a city that has no room for them. Social Design Collaborative, founded by Swati Janu, embarked on two collaborative projects for the building of a school and an anganwadi following the same concept of impermanence, in two similarly conflict-ridden squatter settlements, thus, showcasing how architects can engage with urban informality and help alleviate the problems of society's often overlooked fraction.
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