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Space Unjust is a hopeful book about city space and social diversity.
Observing how social discriminations materialize in urban public space, this work addresses the difficulties that urbanites face cohabiting in today's cities.
For this living together in difference, negotiation is crucial, and a respect and appreciation for social diversity proves handy in dealing with issues of urban space.
After all, it is people, rather than space, who commit injustices.
Preconceived ideas, stereotypes and unquestionable norms poison the ground against inclusiveness, multiculturalism, justice and mutual respect.
Listening to the unheard, and tracing the invisible, shift our perspectives and enrich our perceptions of the city.
The role of design and management processes in shaping our everyday life in the city deserves close observation and analysis from various viewpoints.
In Space Unjust, the Helsinki Railway Station and Omonia Square in Athens are brought to life through the presence and testimonies of the Other, in particular the Somali and Albanian diaspora.
The comparative element between North and South is not conclusive; it points to the universality of socio-spatial discrimination and the importance of keeping discourse on socio-spatial justice alive.
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The Bauhaus Building and the Masters' Houses in Dessau, Architect Walter Gropius, have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.
The Renovation of the Bauhaus Building and the Masters' Houses in line with monument conservation practice underpins this status.
The object of the competition is an urban design scheme to repair the Masters' Houses complex.
The competition encompasses;
Consideration of the Moholy-Nagy House (the destroyed Master's House) and the Gropius House (the destroyed original Director's House).
Urban design and landscape architecture of the Masters' Houses complex, including the site of the perimeter wall and the former refreshment kiosk by Mies van der Rohe,
Development of traffic infrastructure in the immediate vicinity including the "Seven Pillars" junction.
Solutions for these areas, with due regard to their specified uses, are to be developed for the competition.
The official language of the competition is German.
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The Contemporary Design Details series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format.
The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world.
The series provides a powerful presentation of the most challenging and evolving architectural and design categories.
Small Environments focuses on the type of architectural details that make up distinctive residential spaces under 1,200 square feet.
It presents recent work by architects from around the globe in color photographs and architectural drawings.
Rather than simply another compendium of small projects, the book is structured according to categories of architectural detail.
It includes sections on components essential to the design of small spaces, such as built-in pieces, mobile systems, storage, outdoor rooms, siting strategies and daylighting details.
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Contemporary Design in Detail: Small Environments
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This issue of Architectural Design focuses on ways in which urban sprawl - areas of unstructured development with constantly expanding low-density housing - can be redesigned and rethought by interventions from architects and urban designers.
Looking particularly at the issue of public place and the way that collective space can be redefined and articulated, this highly topical issue responds to the need for architectural design to engage in social issues and existing urban forms rather than attempting to create idealized conditions or merely iconic buildings.
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Emerging Architecture exhibition features the work by young architects from the annual Architectural Review Awards.
Now in its ninth year, it has become the leading awards programme for architects and designers under 45, regularly attracting over 500 entries from around the world.
An immense diversity of projects, covering areas such as buildings, interiors, product design, engineering structures, urbanism and landscape provide a fascinating snapshot of architecture's emerging generation.
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