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RESETTLE : To build between permanence and temporality
Global displacement is accelerating. Climate change is proposed to be a main driver of migration, together with conflict, poverty, and a promise of a better life in wealthier parts of the world. This builds on a legacy of an extractive geopolitical relation between the Global North and the Global South and the general response from the field of architecture has been to offer temporary solutions, such as tents and containers organized in Refugee Camps. This way of responding is highly problematic as it is stigmatizing refugees to become temporary victims, motivating a migratory reception build on the idea of a visit rather than a long-term stay. Regardless of the circumstances of displacement, this report argues for a response that moves between a temporary and permanent condition, based on concepts of affordability and local affiliation. Building on a conversation on vernacular architecture, the project proposes to expand vernacular knowledge to meet present standards, in terms of construction methods, material use, and climatic strategies, both responding to meet the needs of displacement, and a degrading environment. The project is set in rural Turkey, addressing a situation where informal, migratory workers of the agriculture sector are currently living scattered in tent settlements, in the province of Torbali, Izmir. It suggests a housing proposal, more specifically a dormitory for seasonal communities. In its essence, it acts as a theoretical proposal intended to contribute to a discussion on the role of architecture and the potential of the vernacular, in a situation of displacement.
RESETTLE : To build between permanence and temporality
Global displacement is accelerating. Climate change is proposed to be a main driver of migration, together with conflict, poverty, and a promise of a better life in wealthier parts of the world. This builds on a legacy of an extractive geopolitical relation between the Global North and the Global South and the general response from the field of architecture has been to offer temporary solutions, such as tents and containers organized in Refugee Camps. This way of responding is highly problematic as it is stigmatizing refugees to become temporary victims, motivating a migratory reception build on the idea of a visit rather than a long-term stay. Regardless of the circumstances of displacement, this report argues for a response that moves between a temporary and permanent condition, based on concepts of affordability and local affiliation. Building on a conversation on vernacular architecture, the project proposes to expand vernacular knowledge to meet present standards, in terms of construction methods, material use, and climatic strategies, both responding to meet the needs of displacement, and a degrading environment. The project is set in rural Turkey, addressing a situation where informal, migratory workers of the agriculture sector are currently living scattered in tent settlements, in the province of Torbali, Izmir. It suggests a housing proposal, more specifically a dormitory for seasonal communities. In its essence, it acts as a theoretical proposal intended to contribute to a discussion on the role of architecture and the potential of the vernacular, in a situation of displacement.
RESETTLE : To build between permanence and temporality
Urpiala, Jonatan (author)
2021-01-01
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
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