Architecture's Poverty

by Nezar AlSayyad

Book Overview

Can architecture play a positive role in the war against poverty?

This question lies that the heart of Architecture's Poverty in which Nezar AlSayyad argues that too often architects working with the poor pursue the traditional professional/client approach. As a result, they design for, rather than with the poor, and apply practices ill-suited to the needs of poor communities. Further, some development aid agencies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113884859X
• ISBN13: 9781138848597
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages