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After the Event: Speculative Projects in the Aftermath
Author(s) -
Spurr Samantha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1133
Subject(s) - studio , event (particle physics) , architecture , history , engineering , art history , architectural engineering , management , telecommunications , archaeology , economics , physics , quantum mechanics
Working on speculative architectural projects in the aftermath of traumatic events requires both fearlessness and sensitivity on the part of the designer. Samantha Spurr describes how architecture studios organised by the University of Technology, Sydney, held in Shenzhen, Berlin and Beirut, have brought students into direct contact with these issues and fragile sites. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.