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Nasser Rabbat - Significant transformations in the world’s political landscape
are signaling the emergence of a new world order
that undermines the certitudes established at the end
of World War II. At the core of such discussions, the concept
of human rights is significantly challenged, calling for
a discussion at the core of ethics for the revisions of the
principles and mechanisms of intervention. In reaction to
these new transformations some have called for a World
Parliament representing the people and not governments
to replace the UN General Assembly.
The workshop addresses the agency of architecture and
design in a context where the disrespect of human rights
is aggravated by the incapacity of global institutions to
react efficiently. What are the ethical questions regarding
the architecture of refugees? What timescales, short
or long terms, represent a priority for architecture and
through which agenda – refugee relief, historical preservation,
camp upgrades and daily life, or rebuilding and resettlement?
What is the role of design in front of the degradation
and destruction of cultural artifacts? How can
design be channeled towards peace building objectives
and possible resettlement projects? What are the material,
technological, systemic responses to address emergency
needs in the context of refugee camps? Includes a schedule and biographies of speakers.<div><br></div><div>Click here to <a href="https://archnet.org/media_contents/125367">watch the recording</a>.</div>

Type

booklet

Year

2017

Significant transformations in the world’s political landscape are signaling the emergence of a new world order that undermines the certitudes established at the end of World War II. At the core of such discussions, the concept of human rights is significantly challenged, calling for a discussion at the core of ethics for the revisions of the principles and mechanisms of intervention. In reaction to these new transformations some have called for a World Parliament representing the people and not governments to replace the UN General Assembly. The workshop addresses the agency of architecture and design in a context where the disrespect of human rights is aggravated by the incapacity of global institutions to react efficiently. What are the ethical questions regarding the architecture of refugees? What timescales, short or long terms, represent a priority for architecture and through which agenda – refugee relief, historical preservation, camp upgrades and daily life, or rebuilding and resettlement? What is the role of design in front of the degradation and destruction of cultural artifacts? How can design be channeled towards peace building objectives and possible resettlement projects? What are the material, technological, systemic responses to address emergency needs in the context of refugee camps? Includes a schedule and biographies of speakers.

Click here to watch the recording.

Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Program."The Architecture of Refugees: The Question of Ethics" Cambridge, MA: AKPIA, 2017.