In Homes and Neighbourhoods
Flora Samuel, Nishat Awan, Carolyn Butterworth, Sophie
Handler, Jo Lintonbon
• £50K AHRC Cultural Value Project part of wider project on Value of the
Arts
• Collaboration with Royal Institute of British Architects
• Two Work Packages
– Critical review of ‘Grey Literature’
– Consultation
Critical Review
17/07/2016
Strands: Health and Ageing
Community Cohesion
Heritage and Identity
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Consultations
Findings
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There has been too much emphasis on product (building) which is the product of
an interdisciplinary team.
The skills of Architects are poorly understood
In order to demonstrate value it is necessary to
define the skills that Architects bring to homes
and neighbourhoods & define those skills
vis a vis other built environment professionals.
We also need to develop an evidence base
for the value of these skills.
The communication of these skills is
important for engagement with
non-architects.
It is also vital to enable non-architect
academics to engage with ‘design’
methodologies.
Skillset of Social Architects
Creating environments to transform the way we feel and think.
Helping people get together in communities – this could be through
the way a building is designed, helping people to get together to
change where they live or by helping create new social networks
Thinking about what is special about an area’s heritage and character
and helping to make it more special.
Helping people to design their own homes and neighbourhoods, in
this way helping them to feel positive about themselves and where
they live.
Recording through drawings and models what goes on in an area to
provide information on what is needed in a place.
These are just some of the ways Architects can contribute to Neighbourhood
Transformations.
www.culturalvalueofarchitecture.org
17/07/2016
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