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Spatial Practices explores a variety of methods and techniques, physical and temporal manifestations, as well as their legacy and impact. In colour throughout, it is essential reading for students and professionals in architecture and urban planning.
List of contents
Introduction Melanie Dodd 1. Space is Always Political Melanie Dodd Part 1: Spatial Practices of Resistance; Protest, Occupation and Activism 2. Protest as a Spatial Practice Carl Fraser 3. Commons as Public: Re-inventing Public Spaces in the centre of Athens Ursula Dimitriou 4. Poor Relations: Community Activism as Spatial Practice Donna Turnbull 5. ‘Popular Planning’: A Conversation with Daisy Froud Melanie Dodd 6. A Long-Game of Resistance: Hugo Hinsley and Support Community Design Building Service Alex Warnock-Smith 7. ‘Do-It-Yourself’: A Conversation with Nicolas Henninger, EXYZT Shumi Bose 8. Reclaiming the City: Tactical spatial practices and the production of urban citizenship Oscar Brito Part 2: Spatial Practices of Intervention: Modes, Mediums, Objects, and Agency 9. The Making of the Canning Town Caravanserai Cany Ash, Ash Sakula 10. Of Soil and Water: King’s Cross Pond Club Eva Pfannes and Sylvain Hartenberg, Ooze 11. ‘Training for the Not-Yet’ A Conversation with Jeanne van Heeswijk Melanie Dodd 12. 5 past 1 until 5 to 2 (on Thursdays) Anna Hart and Tilly Fowler, AIR 13. Glastonbury: Instant City Juliet Bidgood 14. ‘As if a cloud had come down’: A Conversation with Markus Bader, Raumlabor Berlin Andreas Lang 15. Spatial Narratives: A Critical Position Tricia Austin 16. Telling Stories: Interactions and Experiences on the Civic Stage David Chambers and Kevin Haley, Aberrant 17. ‘Rehearsing Fictions’: A Conversation with The Decorators Melanie Dodd and Shumi Bose Part 3: Spatial Practices within the City: Strategy, Disruption, and Critique 18. Disruptive Praxis: Critical Proximities at the Border: 10 notes on the Redistribution of Knowledges Across Walls Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman 19. ‘Fuzzy Edges’: A Conversation with Liza Fior, muf Architecture/Art Melanie Dodd 20. ‘Design for Organizing’: A Conversation with Damon Rich and Jae Shin, Hector Design Melanie Dodd and Shumi Bose 21. Solidarity and Freedom: Educating for Spatial Practices Jeremy Till 22. Pedagogical Tools for Civic Practice Andreas Lang 23. ‘New Municipalism’: A Conversation with Finn Williams and Pooja Agrawal, Public Practice Melanie Dodd and Shumi Bose 24. Socializing Practice: From Small Firms to Cooperative Models of Organization Aaron Cayer, Peggy Deamer, Shawin Roudbari, Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió Index
About the author
Melanie Dodd leads Spatial Practices at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK, where she is also Associate Dean of Knowledge Exchange. She has previously taught at the University of Cambridge, UK, and RMIT University, Australia.
Summary
Spatial Practices explores a variety of methods and techniques, physical and temporal manifestations, as well as their legacy and impact. In colour throughout, it is essential reading for students and professionals in architecture and urban planning.
