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What is the schoolyard of your dreams like? 🍋Murcia's Directorate-General of Housing & Architecture led a series of 4️⃣ workshops at local schools which gave students capacity to transform their schoolyards to be green, resilient & healthier places! Through innovative methodologies and by applying citizen science, the aim was to reflect on the capacity of NbS and urban green to transform schoolyards into kinder, healthier, more sustainable and resilient places. The objective was that the results of the workshops would provide useful information to give final shape to the projects to be executed in the selected schools as well as promote the incorporation of natural elements into school spaces. "At the Ministry, we support the #GoGreenRoutes Project, and we wanted to accompany the educational centres participating in the workshops to find out what their needs are and offer them a better Quality of life." María Dolores Gil García, Director General of Housing and Architecture of Murcia 🇪🇸 Want to learn about the workshop outcomes? You can explore the report here📚https://bit.ly/3WJhzqE

My dissertation research inquiry looks at vacant urban spaces as opportunities for undoing historically infused urban sprawl principles. I take on railway line inefficient space as an entry point to form taxi rank space as a code to socio-psychologically help the spatially vulnerable homeless people. My interest stems from the cellular potential of creation. I’ve loved building blocks from a young age and I have channeled my research inquiry into using cellular models of housing potential to rehabilitate transport precincts into neighbourhoods. I’m looking forward to iterative design insertions into site. #architecture #socialarchitecture #urbanfabric #humanagentdesign

Meet the finalists of the 37th Student Architecture Awards! LETLHOGONOLO SESANA Tshwane University of Technology 📚 THESIS: Investigating architecture's role in preserving South African birth rituals. Letlhogonolo's project delves into the intersection of selfhood, spirituality, and space in African contexts, enriching architectural discourse by exploring the role of architecture in preserving birth rituals amid cultural erosion in South Africa. The study proposes architectural interventions rooted in communalism and metaphysical continuity, advocating for the integration of cultural values into design to foster identity preservation. Additionally, it recognizes architecture as a medium through which rituals, representing metaphysical journeys across time, materialize. This understanding underscores architecture's capacity to articulate, preserve, and empower individual and communal identities. Through this holistic lens, architecture emerges as a transformative force, bridging past, present, and future narratives while embodying the essence of cultural expression and continuity. To find our more, click the link below and don't forget to sign up to watch the live stream of the awards on the 10th of May🎉 https://lnkd.in/d5vqD8gg #CorobrikStudentArchitectAwards #StudentArchitectureExcellence #InnovationInDesign #TalentRecognition #ProudAchievements #ShapingTheFuture #DesignInspiration #NextGenArchitects 🌐

Happy World Architecture Day 2024! Did you know that the AABC has a Mentee Scheme for Part II's and Architects looking to become accredited? Follow the link on the post for more information #AABC #Mentee #buildingconservation #worldarchitectureday

Spitzer School of Architecture's Dean Marta Gutman is featured in Notes on Progress: Sixteen Women Discuss What It Means To Be Female in Architecture School in Archinect. ⁠ The article highlights the changing landscape for women in architecture schools, with female deans leading prestigious institutions like Harvard, Yale, and CCNY. Despite challenges, their impact resonates in architectural education worldwide. Archinect explores what has changed and what still needs improvement for women in architecture, shedding light on disparities in academia and the profession. It's clear there's much work ahead, but voices like Dean Marta Gutman's are paving the way for progress.⁠ ⁠ Please find the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e3g_PeSv ⁠ Image: (top row, from left) Peggy Deamer, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Marta Gutman, Catherine Chattergoon, Rychiee Espinosa, Lori Brown, Angela Lufkin, Samantha Agostinelli, (bottom row) Eva Franch i Gilabert, Miray Celikkol, Gabrielle Esperdy, Tanvi Singh, Catherine Moreno, Erin Kasimow, Kriti Malik, and Anne Nixon. Image from Archinect. ⁠ ⁠ #SpitzerSchoolOfArchitecture #SpitzerSchool #Architecture #StudyArchitecture #ArchitectureStudents #ArchiStudents #CCNY #LandscapeArchitecture #NYC #NewYork #StudyInNYC #Design #Education⁠ ⁠

From Clay to Creativity: ODMians Explores Global Architecture with 'Types of Houses' Activity! 🏡 ODMians of grade V had a fantastic time exploring the fascinating world of architecture through a "Types of Houses" activity. They learned about various types of houses from around the globe and how culture, geography, and climate influence architectural styles. ODMians showcased their creativity by building models using materials like clay, cardboard, and popsicle sticks. Through interactive presentations and discussions, they shared interesting facts and gained a deeper appreciation for cultural diversity and sustainable architecture. This hands-on activity sparked curiosity and creativity, making science both fun and educational for our young learners. 🌍🏘️🎨 #CreativeLearning #GlobalArchitecture #HandsOnLearning #CulturalDiversity #SustainableArchitecture #YoungLearners #EducationalActivities #InteractiveLearning #STEMEducation #InspiringCuriosity [creativity, architecture, cultural diversity, sustainable architecture, hands-on learning, grade V, types of houses, global education, interactive presentations, STEM]

Marking the completion of my MArch Architecture degree at the University of Plymouth with Samuel Brazier. Beyond the surface Unveiling truths in urban landscapes This project explores integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced theoretical frameworks to multiple the precision of urban analysis. This integration intends to confront the socio-cultural and economic flux in urban landscapes, particularly focusing on a speculated context for Plymouth, UK 2054. This project details the transformation of Plymouth’s economy from the restructuring of the Royal Dockyard. It emphasises diversification into technology and higher education pushing a digital/finance economy that is resilient to socio-cultural and economic glitches.  The Digital and Entrepreneurship Hub offers new economic opportunities and realities that are regenerative and inclusive, using Plymouth’s historical legacies and modernisation imperatives in various sectors. The focus on technological integration and ecological landscapes (techno-ecological landscapes) supports a more efficient and agile resource management and could help in realising environmental sustainability goals set for 2054. This project is a rescaled methodology to strategic urban design that integrates advanced technology with socio-cultural and economic truths and realities, creating a transformative, resilient, and inclusive urban landscape.

New Article Announcement: (Re)Construction of Community - Exploring the Possibilities of Community Participation in Architectural Education Excited to share the latest contribution to the discourse on community-based architecture! The article, recently published in Springer's book chapter, explores the transformative potential of design studios in shaping a regenerative and redistributive approach to architecture within micro-social forms of community. The Design Studio Course Community Architecture focuses on the (Re)construction of community, by critically addressing spatial action in the contemporary political, ideological, and social contexts of architecture and urbanism at the level of a micro-social form - community. Students engaged with the Centre of Local Communities in Sarajevo's socialist settlements – neighborhoods built during Yugoslavia's socialist era to reflect collective identity and social equality through architecture. In between the tensions of the contemporary context, how can architects advance designing towards a regenerative and redistributive economy based on common goods? The concept of common goods occupies a position between private and public. In this sense, concepts and practices related to common goods represent an alternative, redirecting power from the macro-management of the state and the market to the community level. In strengthening the micro-social forms of community, continuing the previous forms of cooperation in their regeneration, reconstruction, and adaptation is crucial for sustainability. By researching the possibilities of reconstruction and adaptation of existing forms of citizen participation in spatial and organizational form - local communities, the possibilities of using social heritage with the most efficient improvement forms are considered. This project reaffirms the importance of critical engagement in architecture education and the transformative power of design in reshaping our social spaces. The emphasis on collective action is intended to inspire students to recognize their potential impact and motivate them to participate in the necessary changes in the production of space. Read more about the work here: https://lnkd.in/dGf4JjcD Let’s continue the conversation on how architecture can transform into more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities. #Architecture #Urbanism #CommunityDesign #Sustainability #Education #DesignStudio #Sarajevo #CommonGoods

Great project Phil. I trust it went well today as we need today's students to drive the interdisciplinarity agenda. If the Edge can help please let me know as the construction industry cannot go on as we are currently structured - www.edgedebate.com The Edge Debate