Research Question

How can architectural development help communities socialise and grow together?

A community can be defined as “people living one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality.” An architect may look into Community Design, which is the architects working alongside the community to build structures that enable the enhancements of the culture of the community. Architects may also look into environmental support for communities. For example, architects working in the Caribbean alongside scientists, and local fishing communities to resolve coral reef bleaching as a result of rising sea temperatures. This is beneficial for the communities as sea food is a “Caribbean specialty”, and as countries like Jamaica and Belize already export fish to the European Union, having a healthy coral reef is beneficial financially and socially.

In recent years, we are seeing Architects working towards and building multipurpose buildings and structures for community involvement. You may look at the Ismaili Centre in Toronto, nearby the Aga Khan Museum, both of whom attempt to show the Canadian public of the Islamic communities culture and tradition. The Ismaili Centre has been made to stand out in the area as “tens of thousands of commuters” travel past the Centre and Museum