Community Architecture: BY: Santos, Charmierae M. Archi 3-B

COMMUNITY BY:
SANTOS, CHARMIERAE M.
ARCHITECTURE ARCHI 3-B
WHAT IS COMMUNITY
ARCHITECTURE?
Community group of people in a common settlement with particular characteristics in
common
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Architecture art and science of designing and constructing buildings

Community Architecture is a movement that argues for the importance of user involvement
in the design, construction, and management of the environment.

“architecture carried out with the active participation of the end-users”

COMMUNITY
ARCHITECTURE
"The aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment
by involving people in the design and management of the buildings and spaces they
inhabit."
- the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1986,

"Examination of the literature about community architecture suggests that while
there is no commonly accepted definition, the term signifies the recognition, among
some sections of the architectural profession, of a demand from the public to play a
larger part in shaping the environment. Central to this is a belief that user
participation in architectural design will lead to buildings that will be more
satisfactory for their occupants."
- Tom Woolley (Oxford Polytechnic University)

"Architecture carried out with the active participation of the end users. Term also
used to describe a movement embracing community planning, community landscape,
and other activities involving community technical aid."
- Architectural journalists Charles Knevitt and Nick Wates, co-authors of the
recent (1987) book, Community Architecture: How People Are Creating Their Own
Environment

"Community architecture means that the people who inhabit it are involved in and
may even be instigators of, its creation and its management as well. The inhabitants
are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least with them--in contrast to the
typical situation where architect and user never meet."
- architectural journalist, Peter Buchanan

COMMUNITY
ARCHITECTURE
 is based on a democratic system of decision-making that advocates the inclusion of
community members in issues concerning their built environment. It has already been
witnessed in the past that heteronomous and paternalistic approaches of the governments
and professionals have failed to provide satisfactory solutions to the housing problem.
Community Architecture on the other hand has shown in many cases that involving people
in their own projects can yield several social and economic benefits that are not possible in
the conventional approach.
 is a “movement” because it represents a tendency or trend toward a theory of architecture.
It is a movement concerned primarily with the action of making architecture--the
process rather than the product.
One of the earliest pioneers of the community
architecture movement and probably its most skilled
politician and proponent is Dr. Roderick Peter Hackney,
better known as Rod Hackney. Hackney was elected to the
position of president of the RIBA in 1986 and was elected
president of the International Union of Architects (UIA)
shortly thereafter. Hackney's election is seen by many as a
kind of coup d'etat for the community architecture
movement. Hackney defines community architecture in
very broad and inclusive terms.
"Community architecture is the

architecture of the community."

THREE PRIORITIES:
 TO SAVE WHAT ALREADY EXISTS WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD,
BASED ON THE COMMUNITY’S WISHES. THERE SHOULD BE A
MINIMUM DESTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY NETWORKS, BOTH IN
REHABILITATION OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
 DEMANDS THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE INCLUDED IN
THE DESIGN PROCESS OF BOTH THE REHABILITATION AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION. IT IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT THAT THE END-
USERS ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THEIR NEEDS AND
REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS ALSO DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
SUCCESS OF A PROJECT.
 ACKNOWLEDGES THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN THE DECISION-MAKING AND MANAGEMENT OF
THE COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS
THREE FUNDAMENTAL CLAIMS
OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE:
USER PARTICIPATION LEADS TO GREATER
USER SATISFACTION.
USER PARTICIPATION IS MORE ECONOMICAL,
AT LEAST IN THE LONG-TERM.
USER PARTICIPATION PRODUCES
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL
BENEFITS.

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