Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources /
Sinha, Sumita
Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources / by Sumita Sinha ; foreward by Nick Baker - London : Routledge, 2012. - xx, 300 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Foreword by Nick Baker.--
PART 1. The world of the development activist-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. The hard city and the development activist--
4. Materials and technology--
5. Learning from tradition : sustainable cities--
6. Participatory design for scarce sources and rapid change-- PART 3. Soft city and the development activist--
7. Culture, ethics and other travelling discomforts--
8. Observing and recording the soft and hard cities : tools and (cautionary) tales--
9. The development activist and new ways of working.
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.
9781849711166 9781849711159
Architecture--Economic aspect
Architectural practice--Social aspects
Architecture and society
720.103 / SIN-A
Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources / by Sumita Sinha ; foreward by Nick Baker - London : Routledge, 2012. - xx, 300 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Foreword by Nick Baker.--
PART 1. The world of the development activist-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. The hard city and the development activist--
4. Materials and technology--
5. Learning from tradition : sustainable cities--
6. Participatory design for scarce sources and rapid change-- PART 3. Soft city and the development activist--
7. Culture, ethics and other travelling discomforts--
8. Observing and recording the soft and hard cities : tools and (cautionary) tales--
9. The development activist and new ways of working.
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.
9781849711166 9781849711159
Architecture--Economic aspect
Architectural practice--Social aspects
Architecture and society
720.103 / SIN-A