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The Time Capsule: Memories of Viequense Architecture
Collecting oral histories can be a key research method for inclusivity, when written architecture education and history are centered around non-inclusive perspectives. This article deals with the author’s family oral history and phenomenology in architecture on the island of Vieques. The research addresses SDG goal number 10, which aims to reduce inequalities, as well as SDG goal number 3, which stands for good health and well-being. Both these SDG goals are affected by the historical colonial framework of Vieques. Vieques is unique in that it resisted initial colonization, resulting in a blend of Taino, African, French, and Spanish influences. Eventually, it became a testing site for the US military over the course of the author’s grandmother’s lifetime. The residents today are still governed by the colonial constructs that come with being a United States Territory. Because of this, they have faced serious health repercussions, including the razing and destruction of local buildings for military testing, and the lack of funding for a hospital on the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s destruction.
The Time Capsule: Memories of Viequense Architecture
Collecting oral histories can be a key research method for inclusivity, when written architecture education and history are centered around non-inclusive perspectives. This article deals with the author’s family oral history and phenomenology in architecture on the island of Vieques. The research addresses SDG goal number 10, which aims to reduce inequalities, as well as SDG goal number 3, which stands for good health and well-being. Both these SDG goals are affected by the historical colonial framework of Vieques. Vieques is unique in that it resisted initial colonization, resulting in a blend of Taino, African, French, and Spanish influences. Eventually, it became a testing site for the US military over the course of the author’s grandmother’s lifetime. The residents today are still governed by the colonial constructs that come with being a United States Territory. Because of this, they have faced serious health repercussions, including the razing and destruction of local buildings for military testing, and the lack of funding for a hospital on the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s destruction.
The Time Capsule: Memories of Viequense Architecture
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Mostafa, Magda (editor) / Baumeister, Ruth (editor) / Thomsen, Mette Ramsgaard (editor) / Tamke, Martin (editor) / Larsen, Kathryn Elizabeth (author)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
2023-09-03
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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