A ‘building event’ of fear: thinking through the geography of architecture

Lees, Loretta; Baxter, Richard

doi:10.1080/14649365.2011.545138

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“…Counter to buildings as a 'black box' from which we can hang other claims (Jenkins, 2002), a 'critical geography of architecture' would pursue a 'more active and embodied engagement with the lived building' (Lees, 2001, p. 51) analysing the social practices and formation of identities that produce and are produced by architectural space. Subsequently, over the last decade or so, there has been renewed interest in architecture among social and cultural geographers animating buildings as lived-in (Kraftl, 2009;Lees & Baxter, 2011) and living things (Cairns & Jacobs, 2014;Jacobs, 2006;Strebel, 2011). As such, this has displaced much of the previous research whereby architecture acts as a referent to understand broader social, political and historical contexts (although see Jones (2009) as a notable recent exception).…”

Section: Space Architecture and Architectsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Spatial agency and practising architecture beyond buildings

Lorne

2016

Social & Cultural Geography

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This paper provides new direction for geographic scholarship on architecture by focusing upon architectural projects that go well beyond designing and producing material objects. Recent work on practising architectures by social and cultural geographers has examined the multiple processes of human and non-human actors that cohere and congeal to produce buildings. Responding to concerns that geographers are failing to work closely with architects, I introduce ideas of spatial agency to examine the practices of architects working beyond buildings. Arguing that the profession has always been under threat, I outline why socially progressive architects are rejecting claims as expert technical problem-solvers or artistic form-givers by instead initiating and contributing towards explicitly spatial projects prioritizing social and economic objectives. By calling for creative engagement with such projects, I set forth an agenda for a politically progressive geography of architecture. « Spatial agency » et pratique de l'architecture au-delà des bâtiments RÉSUMÉCet article propose une nouvelle direction pour la recherche géographique sur l'architecture en mettant l'accent sur des projets architecturaux qui vont bien au-delà de la conception et de la production d'objets matériels. Des travaux récents sur la pratique de l'architecture par des géographes sociaux et culturels ont examiné les processus multiples d'acteurs humains et non-humains réunis et associés pour produire des bâtiments. Répondant aux inquiétudes que les géographes ne réussissent pas à travailler en étroite collaboration avec les architectes, j'introduis les idées de « spatial agency » pour examiner les pratiques des architectes qui travaillent au-delà des bâtiments. Soutenant que la profession a toujours été en danger, j'expose les raisons pour lesquelles les architectes socialement progressistes rejettent des demandes en tant qu'experts techniques de résolutions de problèmes ou donneurs de forme artistiques en initiant plutôt des projets explicitement spatiaux et en contribuant à donner la priorité aux objectifs sociaux et économiques. En appelant à l'engagement créatif pour de tels projets, j'établis un programme pour une géographie politiquement progressive de l'architecture. La agencia espacial y la práctica de la arquitectura más allá de los edificios RESUMENEste documento proporciona una nueva dirección para los estudios geográficos en la arquitectura, centrándose sobre proyectos arquitectónicos que van mucho más allá del diseño y la producción de objetos materiales. El trabajo reciente sobre la práctica de las arquitecturas de los geógrafos sociales y culturales ha examinado los múltiples procesos de actores humanos y no humanos que se adhieren y se solidifican para producir edificios. En respuesta a la preocupación de que los geógrafos están fallando a trabajar en estrecha colaboración con arquitectos, se presentan ideas de agencia espacial para examinar las prácticas de los arquitectos que trabajan más allá de los edificios. Argumentand...

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Section: Space Architecture and Architectsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Spatial agency and practising architecture beyond buildings

Lorne

2016

Social & Cultural Geography

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“…Understanding enthusiasm as productive in this way means adding enthusiasts, and enthusiast groups, to the growing list of agents -alongside architects, planners, construction and maintenance workers, and residents -that scholars must account for in understanding how architecture is 'practised' (Jacobs and Merriman, 2011;Lees and Baxter, 2011;Craggs et al, 2013). Through an examination of the work of an architectural amenity society we show how architectural enthusiasm, whilst often associated with leisure time and amateur pursuits, is nonetheless ''strongly embedded within a politics of conservation" (Craggs et al, 2013, p. 893).…”

Section: The Geographies Of Enthusiasmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing enthusiasm: Between ‘extremist’ volunteers and ‘rational’ professional practices in architectural conservation

2016

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“…Of particular relevance to our study is the way in which emotions are often experienced, made understandable and symbolised in architecture (Lees and Baxter 2011;Bosco 2006;Blunt 2003). Positive emotions, including feelings of being loved and belonging, a sense of safety and security, identity and self-worth, may be tied to the built environment of one's home or community.…”

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‘Therapeutic landscapes’ and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design

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(2015) '`Therapeutic landscapes' and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design.', Health place., 33 . pp. 83-89. Further information on publisher's website:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace. 2015.02.010 Publisher's copyright statement: NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Health place. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A denitive version was subsequently published in Health place, 33, 2015Health place, 33, , 10.1016Health place, 33, /j.healthplace.2015 Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Highlights:• We emphasise how emotional reactions to changes to medical spaces are important • Emotions and memories of spaces can impinge on one's present therapeutic experience • We interpret our research by using a Therapeutic landscapes framework • We relate our research to ideas about salvage and abandonment • Our research highlights recommendations for good practice in hospital design 'Therapeutic Landscapes' and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for Psychiatric Hospital design. AbstractWe examine emotional reactions to changes to medical spaces of care, linked with past experiences. In this paper we draw on findings from a qualitative study of the transfer of psychiatric inpatient care from an old to a newly built facility. We show how the meanings attributed to 'therapeutic landscapes' from one's past can evoke emotions and memories, manifesting in ideas about nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment, which can impinge on one's present therapeutic experience. We reflect on how consideration of these ideas might contribute to better future design of psychiatric inpatient facilities and the wellbeing of those using them.

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A ‘building event’ of fear: thinking through the geography of architecture

Cited by 62 publications

References 45 publications

Spatial agency and practising architecture beyond buildings

Spatial agency and practising architecture beyond buildings

Managing enthusiasm: Between ‘extremist’ volunteers and ‘rational’ professional practices in architectural conservation

‘Therapeutic landscapes’ and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design

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