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Author_Esther Charlesworth
Beirut Central District
Beirut's Reconstruction
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Demarcation
Demarcation Line
Design Studio Process
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EU Administration
Greek Cypriot
Human Suffering
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master
Master Plan Process
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Neretva River
nicosia
Nicosia Master Plan
peace
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Pilot Project
Pilot Project Approach
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post-conflict reconstruction
post-disaster urban planning case studies
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Post-war City
Postwar City
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Studio Process
Turkish Cypriot
urban resilience
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World Monuments Fund
Product details
- ISBN 9780750668408
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 11 Sep 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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From the targeted demolition of Mostar’s Stari-Most Bridge in 1993 to the physical and social havoc caused by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, the history of cities is often a history of destruction and reconstruction. But what political and aesthetic criteria should guide us in the rebuilding of cities devastated by war and natural calamities?
The title of this timely and inspiring new book, Architects Without Frontiers, points to the potential for architects to play important roles in post-war relief and reconstruction. By working “sans frontières”, Charlesworth suggests that architects and design professionals have a significant opportunity to assist peace-making and reconstruction efforts in the period immediately after conflict or disaster, when much of the housing, hospital, educational, transport, civic and business infrastructure has been destroyed or badly damaged.
Through selected case studies, Charlesworth examines the role of architects, planners, urban designers and landscape architects in three cities following conflict - Beirut, Nicosia and Mostar - three cities where the mental and physical scars of violent conflict still remain. This book expands the traditional role of the architect from 'hero' to 'peacemaker' and discusses how design educators can stretch their wings to encompass the proliferating agendas and sites of civil unrest.
