The political space of design research

Rice, Louis

Abstract

The research explores the political implications of the design, governance, and ownership of public space and architectural environments. There are myriad criticisms of the current diminution of public space and the shift towards privately-owned and managed corporate spaces. Counter to this trend runs an emergence of alternative practices that includes collaborative collectives of design and participatory design that encourage everyone to become designers of their own environments. The production of urban space through collective, often non-hierarchical, mechanisms is being embraced through new platforms and networks such as crowd-funding, open-source, hacktivism and crowd-fixing. The research explores the socio-political consequences from these alternative modes of spatial production.

Citation

Rice, L. (2016, May). The political space of design research. Presented at Process and Space - The Political Turn of Design Research Symposium, Bristol, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Speech
• Conference Name: Process and Space - The Political Turn of Design Research Symposium
• Conference Location: Bristol, UK.
• Start Date: May 5, 2016
• End Date: May 5, 2016
• Acceptance Date: May 5, 2016
• Publication Date: May 5, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: architecture, urban design, governance, participatory design, political space, collective design, alternative
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/912175
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Process and Space - The Political Turn of Design Research Symposium