All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture

<p>Should all-inclusive engagement be the major task of architecture? <i>All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change</i> presents the case that the answer is yes. Through original contributions and case studies this volume shows that socially engaged architecture is both a theoretical construct and a professional practice navigating the global politics of poverty charity health technology neoliberal urbanism and the discipline's exclusionary basis. </p><p>The scholarly ideas and design projects of 58 thought leaders demonstrate the architect's role as a revolutionary social agent. Exemplary works are included from the United States Mexico Canada Africa Asia and Europe. This book offers a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of all-inclusive engagement in public interest design for instructors students and professionals alike showing how this approach to architecture can bring forth a radical reformation of the profession and its relationship to society. </p>