Abstract
Vulnerable communities often lack of basic housing and facilities. However, with more understanding, they not only face housing problem but also with social, economic, environmental, political issues and so on. Traditional building approach often focuses on material needs while the underlying causes could be neglected. In fact, vulnerability is often more in the intangibles: relationships with self, others and environment. With this regard, how could designers develop efficient systemic design strategies responding to the complexity of social systems and empower vulnerable groups to recognize themselves as interrelated actors in community development? Asset based design approach under the community capital framework is an alternative method that possible to provide us with a systemic perspective in community development. In this study, asset based approach is adopted under a systemic perspective for architectural design and construction in Iraq Bersive 2 refugee camp as participatory action research to evaluate the social and material outcome.
Keywords
asset based design; architectural intervention; systemic perspective; community development
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.827
Citation
Chan, H., and Hasdell, P. (2024) Asset based architectural design with a systemic perspective in vulnerable community- participatory action research in Iraq Bersive 2 refugee camp, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.827
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Asset based architectural design with a systemic perspective in vulnerable community- participatory action research in Iraq Bersive 2 refugee camp
Vulnerable communities often lack of basic housing and facilities. However, with more understanding, they not only face housing problem but also with social, economic, environmental, political issues and so on. Traditional building approach often focuses on material needs while the underlying causes could be neglected. In fact, vulnerability is often more in the intangibles: relationships with self, others and environment. With this regard, how could designers develop efficient systemic design strategies responding to the complexity of social systems and empower vulnerable groups to recognize themselves as interrelated actors in community development? Asset based design approach under the community capital framework is an alternative method that possible to provide us with a systemic perspective in community development. In this study, asset based approach is adopted under a systemic perspective for architectural design and construction in Iraq Bersive 2 refugee camp as participatory action research to evaluate the social and material outcome.