BOTTOM-UP SOCIAL CHANGE: MATERIALS | BUILDINGS | COMMUNITY

The intent of the 2019 Intersections Symposium was to explore the strengths and weaknesses of bottom-up social drivers as catalysts for development, growth, and transformation of the built environment, and to understand the ways in which these interventions can be more equitable, inclusive, affordable, and sustainable. What we learned from the symposium participants is that architects, educators, and students can and should play a significant role in catalyzing change within their communities, however, they must remain cognizant of their often privileged position when responding to collective needs, as the concepts of ‘bottom-up’ or ‘top-down’ can shift based on one’s own ideological or socio-economic vantage point.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AIA.Inter.19.1

Volume Editors
Elizabeth Golden & Joshua Vermillion

ISBN
978-1-944214-27-2