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Call for papers Revista de Arquitectura N.º 47.
Ways of looking at architectural sustainability + FREE THEME
Deadline for receipt of articles: September 10, 2024
Guidelines for authors: https://dearquitectura.uchile.cl/index.php/RA/about/submissions
Community takes command: wasteland, street and town
Authors
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Juan José Tuset Davó
Universitat Politècnica de València
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-362X
Abstract
The search for a balance between the expression of the individual and the community in modern architecture has in the experiences of citizen participation a transformative model for the project method and the architect's professional practices. In this sense, the aim of this research is to understand that the dialogical relationship between the two on architecture, the city, and the territory can aspire to achieve this harmony. Methodologically, we draw on the work of the British anarchist thinker Colin Ward in the 1960s and 1970s decades. He demonstrated how in three urban settings: the wasteland, the street, and the city, productive dialogue between architecture and the community can be encouraged and promoted, especially through a new pedagogy with children, who will be the future citizens. It is concluded that when the whole city is conceived of as a school, the pedagogical character of participatory dialogue with the community provides a glimpse of the many current and future attempts to establish a horizontal power relationship with the community. This holds out the hope that the community will take on greater responsibilities and, with it, the possibility of small revolutions.
Keywords:
Anarchy, Colin Ward, civic engagement, environmental education, playgroundReferences
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