Architecture as a Means for Empowerment and Transformation
| dc.contributor.author | Marks, Bahia B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-24T15:08:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-24T15:08:52Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2014-10-17 | |
| dc.date.gradyear | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-08-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Architecture is typically misunderstood to consist mostly of design. However, the reality of architecture is more complex, involving the morphing of science, anthropology, sociology, geography, politics, economics, religion, etc. into a process of understanding and shaping our environment. The subtleties surrounding us in the environment are subconsciously or purposefully neglected by most people - intangible dimensions such as the positioning of public space, housing, and sidewalks and many other issues need to be profoundly thought about before construction. But it often does not happen. During the past summer, I learned much about this more complex architectural approach in an architecture office in Haifa, Israel, and while working on a housing project in the hinterlands of Guyana. The former sought to express the beauty and simplicity in a building while the latter sought a way to empower and transform people through housing. Through these two very different experiences, I realized that a higher form of consciousness is needed in order to address the reality of our environment and go beyond the obvious to find ways to generate change. | en_US |
| dc.description.panabstract | Seeking change? So are we. “From Corporate to Grassroots” will explore each panelist’s contribution to the mission of the organizations they worked with, and the ways they purposefully sought to engage in a global discourse. This panel will demonstrate that no matter what field you work in, you must approach learning with a higher sense of consciousness: How effective are your actions? How does your work benefit local societies and the global community? The panelists welcome students who question whether they can contribute meaningfully in a corporate environment or generate direct change through grassroots initiatives. Join the discourse of purposeful global engagement. Be an active agent of change. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/3715 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | en_US |
| dc.title | Architecture as a Means for Empowerment and Transformation | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Expanding Global Consciousness: From Corporate to Grassroots | en_US |