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Architects Without Frontiers - War, Reconstruction and Design Responsibility (Paperback)
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Architects Without Frontiers - War, Reconstruction and Design Responsibility (Paperback)
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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.
* Extremely pertinent in the wake of war in Iraq and the tsunami
disaster of 2004
* First book of its kind aimed at the imprortance of architects as
reconstuctors
* Highlights and defines the role of the architect in using urban
design to integrate and heal communities
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