\xa0As a woman of colour from the colonies I am acutely aware of fact that most G20 countries have economies that reward the wealthy and inhabit a male dominated culture that hardly see or hear women or people of colour. Going counter-culture and trying to get heard is not easy. Raising your head above the parapet can end up with you getting your head kicked in. I still have the bruises but it has not stopped me trying to make a significant difference.
انتشار: مهر 06، 1402
بروزرسانی: 30 خرداد 1404While showcasing this community work taking place in poorer parts of the world is inspiring it may deflect from the main protagonists- G20 countries who generate an estimated 76% of global greenhouse emissions. These countries have a large number of well-trained architects more than capable of designing a lifestyle change to enable responsible living.\xa0
بروزرسانی: 30 خرداد 1404
How can architects make a difference?
Hilton Judin’s opening address at the 2014 UIA Congress in Durban still rings in my ears-\xa0architecture is politics.\xa0This is nowhere more obvious than apartheid South Africa. His speech emphasised how architecture is social- connecting and activating. The culture, history and aspirations of our clients are not divorced from gender, politics, capital and the design of the built environment.
On the day of my departure from Copenhagen I had time to visit an installation by two Kenyan architects, Stela Mutegi and Kabage Karanja at the famous Louisiana Art Gallery. Their practice, Cave_Bureau designed a magical exhibition that creatively engages in the difficult legacies of slavery and colonialism.\xa0 I am greatly inspired by this exhibition and the UIA Congress. It has given me a new lease of hope that architects have the ingenuity and ability to work collaboratively and empower those around us.
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