SUBHEAD: A documentary series profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance.
By Andrew Butler on 7 Mar 2015 for Films For Action -
(http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/rebel-architecture-2014/)
Image above: A country home in Vietnam built of indigenous materials from river edge tropical forest demonstrates the integration of green nature that is missing in the cities. A still image from Part 6 below.
A six-part documentary series from Al Jazeera profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world's urban, environmental and social crises. The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West Bank and Brazil who believe architecture can do more than iconic towers and luxury flats - turning away from elite "starchitecture" to design for the majority.
Part 1 - Guerrilla architect
Video above: Santiago Cirugeda is a subversive architect from Seville who has dedicated his career to reclaiming urban spaces for the public. From (https://youtu.be/674N2SnaAfs).
Part 2 - A traditional future
Video above: Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari uses local building techniques to rebuild villages in the flood-stricken Sindh region.. From (https://youtu.be/5yvAFis1FB0).
Part 3 The architecture of violence
Video above: Eyal Weizman explains architecture's key role in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the evolution of urban warfare. From (https://youtu.be/ybwJaCeeA9o).
Part 4 - Greening the city
Video above: Vo Trong Nghia attempts to return greenery to Vietnam's choking cities and design affordable homes for poor communities.
From (https://youtu.be/bgQoVbEX8-A).
Part 5 - Working on water
Architect Kunle Adeyemi sets out to solve the issues of flooding and overcrowding in Nigeria's waterside slums. From (https://youtu.be/ciG2OJvlWb0).
Part 6 - The pedreiro and the master planner
Video above: Informal builder Ricardo de Oliviera struggles with the government's plan for the future of Rio's Rocinha favela. From (https://youtu.be/kv0_ELupyxs).
See more episodes of Rebel Architecture 2104
(http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/rebelarchitecture/episodes.html)
.
By Andrew Butler on 7 Mar 2015 for Films For Action -
(http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/rebel-architecture-2014/)
Image above: A country home in Vietnam built of indigenous materials from river edge tropical forest demonstrates the integration of green nature that is missing in the cities. A still image from Part 6 below.
A six-part documentary series from Al Jazeera profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world's urban, environmental and social crises. The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West Bank and Brazil who believe architecture can do more than iconic towers and luxury flats - turning away from elite "starchitecture" to design for the majority.
Part 1 - Guerrilla architect
Video above: Santiago Cirugeda is a subversive architect from Seville who has dedicated his career to reclaiming urban spaces for the public. From (https://youtu.be/674N2SnaAfs).
Part 2 - A traditional future
Video above: Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari uses local building techniques to rebuild villages in the flood-stricken Sindh region.. From (https://youtu.be/5yvAFis1FB0).
Part 3 The architecture of violence
Video above: Eyal Weizman explains architecture's key role in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the evolution of urban warfare. From (https://youtu.be/ybwJaCeeA9o).
Part 4 - Greening the city
Video above: Vo Trong Nghia attempts to return greenery to Vietnam's choking cities and design affordable homes for poor communities.
From (https://youtu.be/bgQoVbEX8-A).
Part 5 - Working on water
Architect Kunle Adeyemi sets out to solve the issues of flooding and overcrowding in Nigeria's waterside slums. From (https://youtu.be/ciG2OJvlWb0).
Part 6 - The pedreiro and the master planner
Video above: Informal builder Ricardo de Oliviera struggles with the government's plan for the future of Rio's Rocinha favela. From (https://youtu.be/kv0_ELupyxs).
See more episodes of Rebel Architecture 2104
(http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/rebelarchitecture/episodes.html)
.
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