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Id : 521

Author :
Valladares A.

Title


Successes and failures of participation-in-design: Cases from Old Havana, Cuba

Reference :


Valladares A.; Successes and failures of participation-in-design: Cases from Old Havana, Cuba ;Frontiers of Architectural Research vol:6.0 issue: 3 page:401.0

Link to article https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026466897&doi=10.1016%2fj.foar.2017.06.001&partnerID=40&md5=f8bc94ff2bb377fea86ea674c485ed36
Abstract Following the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced a crisis that forced it to change its housing approach. Self-help building programs began to supplant the construction of mass standardized housing estates. The Community Architect Program was developed to provide design advice to self-help builders, and it expanded exponentially within a decade. By the year 2000, all municipalities across Cuba had their own Community Architect Office. While the approach of the Community Architect Program has been hailed a breakthrough in the fields of planning and architecture, the particular case of Old Havana suggests that several obstacles prevent residents from benefiting from its services. The author identifies the strengths and limitations of the approach by looking at two home renovation projects in Old Havana and the perceptions of low-income residents on the work done by community architects. This research indicates that participatory design methods should be complemented by community-based initiatives that address other aspects of the housing development process, such as access to materials, construction, and construction management. © 2017 Higher Education Press Limited Company



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             Certainity            
Heritage 0.0000
Archives 0.0000
Libraries 0.0007
Book and Press 0.0001
Visual Arts 0.0011
Performing Arts 0.0008
Audiovisual and Multimedia 0.0001
Architecture 0.9970
Adverstizing 0.0000
Art crafts 0.0002
General cultural dimension 0.0001
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