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ARCHITECTURE AND SCARCITY a foreword “Scarcity is more than just actual lack of material, space or energy. Yes, there is a diminishing resource base, but this is part of a much more complex set of relationships in which scarcity is revealed as socially, economically, and politically constructed.” 1 Scarcity as a problematic term that bridges economic and ecological domains challenges the contemporary discourse in architecture and interior. In order to understand the nature of these challenges, we need to comprehend the underlying forces at work, not just to deal with surface effects. In this way, we need to extend the intelligence and creativity to operate and examine the underlying forces under conditions of scarcity. Understanding the inherent dynamics of an interlinked system, redefining and generating the inextricable link between the present ecological plight and the structure of the global economy are being promoted. Consequently, living under the conditions of scarcity demands sensitivity and responsiveness to heighten our sense of the rhythm of global flows and recognition of ecological thinking that look at interrelationships of each ‘value structure’. Since we can not remove the ‘value structure’ from the scarcity this studio emphasizes on the system and operation on which the ‘value structure’ are being articulated.
Jeremy Till and Tatjana Schneider, Invisible Agency. In. Helen Castle (ed.) Architectural Design: Scarcity Architecture in An Age of Depleting Resources, London: John Wiley and Sons, 2012
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CONTENT our projects,
Water Wise scarcity of water
by Adjeng Sekar Langit
Onrust Memorial Park:
Manifestation of Memories scarcity of memory
by Albertus Bramantya Wijaya
Heaven Heel’s Museum scarcity of gratitude
by Baihaqi Abdullah
Subsistence Over Scarcity: Bajau Reimagined
changing the perception of scarcity
by Chloe Nadine Mak
Santing:
Architecture as Decomposer:
scarcity of food value
scarcity of nature connectedness
by Muthiah Hakim Hadini
by Nabilah Ainurrahmah
Santap, Tilas, Singkong
Decomposing Kota Tua
Transcripting Alternate Reality: Reimagining Urban Consumerism scarcity of reality
Split Chaos scarcity of point of view
by Amanda Rifqa M
by Ali Zulfikar
The Corridor of Truth:
Reconstructing The Reality of Pollution scarcity of truth
by Amani Tedjowongso
2045:
A Tale About Chaos, Peace and Lost Identity scarcity of identity
2033:
New Normal
Orang Laut’s Self-sustaining Organic Community
scarcity as part of cycle
scarcity of contextual living
by Ferdinand Teguh
by Maghfirasari Adhani
Mad Mayestik:
Expediting The Softscape
by Edgar Harvian Tanchurya
Neuron City scarcity of land
by Nareswarie Ayuanindhita
Reminiscing The Unstable scarcity of stability
by Ruth Kartika Purnasasmita
scarcity of softscapes
by Zelika Razna
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