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2. The Position: Engaging Architects in Informal Settlements

Authors : Nastaran Sedehi, Seyed Hossein Iradj Moeini

Published in: The Role of Architects in Informal Settlements

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter revisits the six concepts, the production of space, the right to the city, social architecture, spatial agency, insurgent citizenship, and self-help in relation to the role of architects in informal settlements. It establishes a position and a logical argumentation based on which a rethinking of architects’ role in informal context will be proposed.

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Title: The Position: Engaging Architects in Informal Settlements
Authors: Nastaran Sedehi
Seyed Hossein Iradj Moeini
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Role of Architects in Informal Settlements
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-67124-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-67125-8

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67125-8_2

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