Architects without Frontiers. War, Reconstruction and design resposibility
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Author(s): E. Charlesworth
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0750668407
Format: softback
175pp
Price: £29.99
Review Date: 27 October 2006
Review: This book provides an analysis of post-disaster cities and the planning and design processes to be adopted in their reconstruction. It looks at the historical roles of reconstruction architects in the twentieth century and proposes specific ways for design professional to contribute to mediating political deadlocks and to the resumption of social stability. There are chapters focusing on Beirut, Nicosia and Mostar, giving case studies of the attempts of the planners and architects to reconstruct the urban fabric after the conflicts. The author speculates on how design professionals can actively contribute to the peace-building processes that are needed to resolve the physical and social effects of the post-war reconstruction scene.