Design for Fragility - 13 Stories of Humanitarian Architects

This book explores the themes of design and fragility and the nascent field of 'humanitarian architecture', analysing thirteen case studies of design responses to displacement, conflict and disaster.

List of contents

Introduction  1. Design for Fragility and Children  2. Design for Fragility and Health  3. Design for Fragility and Housing  4. Design for Fragility and Justice  Epilogue  Humanitarian Agencies and People

About the author

Esther Charlesworth is Founding Director of Architects Without Frontiers (AWF), the largest design not-for-profit agency in the Asia Pacific region. Esther is also Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University, Melbourne, where she founded the Master of Disaster, Design, and Development program degree (MoDDD).
John Fien is Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University in Melbourne. He has led large-scale climate and sustainable development education projects for organisations that include UNESCO, UNEP, and WWF in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Summary

This book explores the themes of design and fragility and the nascent field of ‘humanitarian architecture’, analysing thirteen case studies of design responses to displacement, conflict and disaster.

Product details

• Authors: Esther Charlesworth, Esther (Rmit University Charlesworth, Esther Fien Charlesworth, Charlesworth Esther, John Fien, Fien John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367555375
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55537-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, ARCHITECTURE / Regional, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE / Reference, ARCHITECTURE / Project Management, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Architecture: professional practice, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design