The question is whether design is able to help overcome the slum situation?
I think design can help to improve the situation to a certain extent. I have been researching designers and architects who have been tackling a similar situation.
When it comes to transforming and regenerating culture and religion in some countries like Bangladesh, Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag who are architects, have managed to motivate the community and touch them emotionally through aesthetics. Not necessarily teaching them about durability, economy or sustainability since it is not always understood when there’s a lack of education in the society. These pair have managed to design a hand made school in the village of Rudrapur, considering keys to a sustainable urban identity. Searching for a Bangladesh architect, analysing the situation, looking at traditional and local material, training people to use the techniques and ideas and creating a design that’s easy to copy.
A designer is to be an environmental, social and city advocate which is perceived through many cases today. For example; regeneration programs all across UK, better housing schemes and a very familiar debate ‘Zero Carbon Home’
I think design can help to improve the situation to a certain extent. I have been researching designers and architects who have been tackling a similar situation.
When it comes to transforming and regenerating culture and religion in some countries like Bangladesh, Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag who are architects, have managed to motivate the community and touch them emotionally through aesthetics. Not necessarily teaching them about durability, economy or sustainability since it is not always understood when there’s a lack of education in the society. These pair have managed to design a hand made school in the village of Rudrapur, considering keys to a sustainable urban identity. Searching for a Bangladesh architect, analysing the situation, looking at traditional and local material, training people to use the techniques and ideas and creating a design that’s easy to copy.
A designer is to be an environmental, social and city advocate which is perceived through many cases today. For example; regeneration programs all across UK, better housing schemes and a very familiar debate ‘Zero Carbon Home’
Designers do not only to come up with solutions for projects, but are there to consider other aspects of the urban life in that specific environment. That is what makes them involved in social, cultural and economical issues.
The town of Austin in Texas is a very hot place all year around. This is a typical American city where nature and communities are mixed, and people live in the central part of the city and are surrounded by trees and green spaces. Because of this people use their cars to travel through the town into another indoor air-conditioned space and only 14% of the population use the transport available. Another fact about this town is that they use air conditions all through the year like many other hot countries and do not rely on windows.
The town of Austin in Texas is a very hot place all year around. This is a typical American city where nature and communities are mixed, and people live in the central part of the city and are surrounded by trees and green spaces. Because of this people use their cars to travel through the town into another indoor air-conditioned space and only 14% of the population use the transport available. Another fact about this town is that they use air conditions all through the year like many other hot countries and do not rely on windows.
How do we get out of this situation?
[1]“Climate changes design and people can learn about new designs step by step”.
WOHA architects Richard Hassell and Wong Mun Summ have also faced this problem in Singapore, another hot, humid and rainy country. The same idea can be applied for solving the problem of slums by using design to change the bad habits of societies.
Spanish architect living in Austin, Miro Riveria believes that these citizens have to learn to be urban by improving their houses and introducing a different way of living gradually. [2]“In European countries we don’t use air conditions where as some offices in Austin don’t have windows”.
For many years people of this town have used air conditions and this has eventually become part of their life style and this has been known to be a wrong habit for today’s environment. “We shape our buildings and then they shape us” as changes can constrain some behaviours and encourage others. To answer the question above I can say as designers we have and can help improve the standard of living for slums.
[1]“Climate changes design and people can learn about new designs step by step”.
WOHA architects Richard Hassell and Wong Mun Summ have also faced this problem in Singapore, another hot, humid and rainy country. The same idea can be applied for solving the problem of slums by using design to change the bad habits of societies.
Spanish architect living in Austin, Miro Riveria believes that these citizens have to learn to be urban by improving their houses and introducing a different way of living gradually. [2]“In European countries we don’t use air conditions where as some offices in Austin don’t have windows”.
For many years people of this town have used air conditions and this has eventually become part of their life style and this has been known to be a wrong habit for today’s environment. “We shape our buildings and then they shape us” as changes can constrain some behaviours and encourage others. To answer the question above I can say as designers we have and can help improve the standard of living for slums.
Books:
B Lawson – Language of Space / Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2001
B Lawson – Language of Space / Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2001
Magazines and Newspapers:
Building Design, January and February 2007
Architects Newspaper, New York Architecture and Design, March 2006
Vista, Landscape architecture, Urban design, Planning and the Environment, January 2007
Urban Design, Issue 101, Winter 2007
Building Design, January and February 2007
Architects Newspaper, New York Architecture and Design, March 2006
Vista, Landscape architecture, Urban design, Planning and the Environment, January 2007
Urban Design, Issue 101, Winter 2007
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