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Architects Without Frontiers - War, Reconstruction and Design Responsibility (Hardcover)
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Architects Without Frontiers - War, Reconstruction and Design Responsibility (Hardcover)
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From the targeted demolition of Mostar's Stari-Most Bridge in 1993
to the physical and social havoc caused by the 2004 Boxing Day
Tsunami, the history of cities is often a history of destruction
and reconstruction. But what political and aesthetic criteria
should guide us in the rebuilding of cities devastated by war and
natural calamities? The title of this timely and inspiring new
book, Architects Without Frontiers, points to the potential for
architects to play important roles in post-war relief and
reconstruction. By working "sans frontieres", Charlesworth suggests
that architects and design professionals have a significant
opportunity to assist peace-making and reconstruction efforts in
the period immediately after conflict or disaster, when much of the
housing, hospital, educational, transport, civic and business
infrastructure has been destroyed or badly damaged. Through
selected case studies, Charlesworth examines the role of
architects, planners, urban designers and landscape architects in
three cities following conflict - Beirut, Nicosia and Mostar -
three cities where the mental and physical scars of violent
conflict still remain. This book expands the traditional role of
the architect from 'hero' to 'peacemaker' and discusses how design
educators can stretch their wings to encompass the proliferating
agendas and sites of civil unrest.
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