Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’ – University of East London
making place handwork in for of the community
alan chandler roland karthaus PLACE RESEARCH LAB
making place To William Morris, the term ‘hand work’ meant work without a division of Labour, and contains a strong social and historical implication. Architecture as social practice has the opportunity to transform laces for the physical and psychological wellbeing of people. Architectural education must establish their responsibility early in the Architect’s training.
making place achieving two scales of ‘wellbeing’
making place achieving two scales of ‘wellbeing’ – personal fulfilment through creative labour – social cohesion resulting from shared goals and objectives
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’ Alexander – ‘the builders yard’ Putnam – localized and bridging capital ‘big society’ – how is connectivity nurtured and managed – big on ‘society’, small on detail
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engaging with a community as part of the community
the community as a centre of ‘material and spatial production’
the community as a centre of ‘material and spatial production’
understanding and working with‘ social and bridging capital’
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’ case study one Alexander Putnam – localized and bridging capital ‘big society’ – how is connectivity nurtured and managed – big on ‘society’, small on detail
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The UEL live project is a strategic tool in a socially relevant version of master planning, where the incidental and the inconsequential are identified as actually part of the fabric of a place………
by way of illustration: the scope of the live project: develop strategic interventions
social infrastructure - contacts
gauge at a small scale how large scale change could be targeted
refining the installation
a focus for the event
William Morris and the architect’s dilemma
re-engage people in their own place
schedule of works
subcontractor liaison
shop drawings
value engineering
environmental appraisal
final specification and planting programme
‘completion’ – handover is not the same as completion
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’1 Alexander Putnam – localized and bridging capital ‘big society’ – how is connectivity nurtured and managed – big on ‘society’, small on detail
Our research understands that the cultural meaning of a place is able to be constructed by, not simply applied to local communities
The context of urban wellbeing: Warner Housing, Walthamstow Sense of place through refined norms of cultural expression the street is a public space – what is the status “le verdure” of Corbusier?
During the 1960’s, it must have been difficult to imagine a time when public ownership would become a crippling burden‌.
part of the ‘modernist problem’ lay in the oversight of the role of difference and self determination in defining identity.
…how do I know if I am here or there……
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’1 case study two Alexander Putnam – localized and bridging capital ‘big society’ – how is connectivity nurtured and managed – big on ‘society’, small on detail – ‘the Drive’
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’1 LEED ND developing the USGBC neighbourhood evaluation tool as a mechanism for moving between urban scale and detail
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’1 case study three Collaboration with Article 25 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Integrated professionalism through ‘social construction’1 case study three
ESRC research bid to partner Article 25 at two complementary scales: urban evaluation to consolidate the communities rights detail design research on foundations for a community radio station
‘Welcome to Lagos’
The authors wish to sincerely thank Marshall Berman
making place handwork in for of the community
alan chandler roland karthaus PLACE RESEARCH LAB
thank you
making place handwork in for of the community
alan chandler roland karthaus PLACE RESEARCH LAB