A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The International Workshop “Transforming Johannesburg: Reshaping Socio-Ecological Landscapes Through Collaborative Practices”
Abstract This chapter presents both the premises and the general outcomes of an International Planning and Design workshop held in Johannesburg from September 12–26, 2015. The workshop was organized as a partnership between the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies—DAStU from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the Wits City Institute and the Centre for Built Environment Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). Starting from an existing engagement between scholars from the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Kya Sands Community in Johannesburg, the two universities decided to mobilize resources and expertise and organize a two-week collaborative upgrading workshop in Johannesburg. The workshop, framed as a laboratory for technical and social learning, was open to international postgraduate students and young professionals willing to challenge their knowledge in a trans- and multidisciplinary setting. By framing design both as an exploratory and exemplification tool—able to foster negotiations and collaborations while triggering creativity—the workshop aimed at responsively rooting and contextualizing solutions in the community. Through the exploration of experimental collaborative design and planning methodologies, the workshop explored a holistic, incremental, and integrative development strategy for the settlement.
The International Workshop “Transforming Johannesburg: Reshaping Socio-Ecological Landscapes Through Collaborative Practices”
Abstract This chapter presents both the premises and the general outcomes of an International Planning and Design workshop held in Johannesburg from September 12–26, 2015. The workshop was organized as a partnership between the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies—DAStU from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the Wits City Institute and the Centre for Built Environment Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). Starting from an existing engagement between scholars from the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Kya Sands Community in Johannesburg, the two universities decided to mobilize resources and expertise and organize a two-week collaborative upgrading workshop in Johannesburg. The workshop, framed as a laboratory for technical and social learning, was open to international postgraduate students and young professionals willing to challenge their knowledge in a trans- and multidisciplinary setting. By framing design both as an exploratory and exemplification tool—able to foster negotiations and collaborations while triggering creativity—the workshop aimed at responsively rooting and contextualizing solutions in the community. Through the exploration of experimental collaborative design and planning methodologies, the workshop explored a holistic, incremental, and integrative development strategy for the settlement.
The International Workshop “Transforming Johannesburg: Reshaping Socio-Ecological Landscapes Through Collaborative Practices”
Mantia, Costanza (author)
2017-11-28
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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