good afternoon I’m Douglas chlorin I’m the associate dean of the College of
the associate dean of the College of
the associate dean of the College of Architecture planning and public affairs
Architecture planning and public affairs
Architecture planning and public affairs here at the University of Texas at
here at the University of Texas at
here at the University of Texas at Arlington I’m going to talk about slum
Arlington I’m going to talk about slum
Arlington I’m going to talk about slum housing today and I want you to remember
housing today and I want you to remember
housing today and I want you to remember two things from the start first don’t
two things from the start first don’t
two things from the start first don’t let the necktie fool you I’m gonna be
let the necktie fool you I’m gonna be
let the necktie fool you I’m gonna be offering a radical rethinking of how we
offering a radical rethinking of how we
offering a radical rethinking of how we educate people to deal with a global
educate people to deal with a global
educate people to deal with a global housing crisis in the developing world
housing crisis in the developing world
housing crisis in the developing world and second I’m gonna be using a lot of
and second I’m gonna be using a lot of
and second I’m gonna be using a lot of text in here because I know that when
text in here because I know that when
text in here because I know that when this is on the web I want people when
this is on the web I want people when
this is on the web I want people when they view it on the web to pause to stop
they view it on the web to pause to stop
they view it on the web to pause to stop and to carefully think about what I’m
and to carefully think about what I’m
and to carefully think about what I’m saying
saying
saying because this is a very important topic
because this is a very important topic
because this is a very important topic for us to address this is based upon an
for us to address this is based upon an
for us to address this is based upon an article you see it up there on the
article you see it up there on the
article you see it up there on the screen that was published Oh in 2011 by
screen that was published Oh in 2011 by
screen that was published Oh in 2011 by the ETH in Zurich
the ETH in Zurich
the ETH in Zurich and it also led to me developing a
and it also led to me developing a
and it also led to me developing a course that’s the name of the article
course that’s the name of the article
course that’s the name of the article there by the way called slum housing and
there by the way called slum housing and
there by the way called slum housing and I still teach this course and the first
I still teach this course and the first
I still teach this course and the first time I taught heard it was supposed to
time I taught heard it was supposed to
time I taught heard it was supposed to have 20 students we wound up with 54 so
have 20 students we wound up with 54 so
have 20 students we wound up with 54 so that tells you the need to have people
that tells you the need to have people
that tells you the need to have people talking about this honestly I don’t have
talking about this honestly I don’t have
talking about this honestly I don’t have to show you many pictures of slum
to show you many pictures of slum
to show you many pictures of slum housing in the developing world but my
housing in the developing world but my
housing in the developing world but my point is that this is not affordable
point is that this is not affordable
point is that this is not affordable housing in the developed world it is
housing in the developed world it is
housing in the developed world it is slum housing in the developing world and
slum housing in the developing world and
slum housing in the developing world and I have to tell my students to be
I have to tell my students to be
I have to tell my students to be prepared for something that they have
prepared for something that they have
prepared for something that they have never ever seen before there are two
never ever seen before there are two
never ever seen before there are two words that I want you to keep in mind
words that I want you to keep in mind
words that I want you to keep in mind today urging see and magnitude because
today urging see and magnitude because
today urging see and magnitude because both of those are not addressed by our
both of those are not addressed by our
both of those are not addressed by our educational systems to deal with this
educational systems to deal with this
educational systems to deal with this crisis so we can look at endless
crisis so we can look at endless
crisis so we can look at endless pictures of slum housing around the
pictures of slum housing around the
pictures of slum housing around the world we’ll stop at this one momentarily
world we’ll stop at this one momentarily
world we’ll stop at this one momentarily and just have you look at that and ask
and just have you look at that and ask
and just have you look at that and ask yourself who should be dealing with this
yourself who should be dealing with this
yourself who should be dealing with this type of housing and I will tell you now
type of housing and I will tell you now
type of housing and I will tell you now that it should not be architects they
that it should not be architects they
that it should not be architects they are not equipped to deal with this
are not equipped to deal with this
are not equipped to deal with this moreover they are harmful to finding a
moreover they are harmful to finding a
moreover they are harmful to finding a solution to this so I’m gonna tell you
solution to this so I’m gonna tell you
solution to this so I’m gonna tell you who should be dealing with this because
who should be dealing with this because
who should be dealing with this because no one has anyone dealing with this to
no one has anyone dealing with this to
no one has anyone dealing with this to address urgency and magnitude
address urgency and magnitude
address urgency and magnitude of course some people are writing about
of course some people are writing about
of course some people are writing about this you see different articles here on
this you see different articles here on
this you see different articles here on the screen
the screen
the screen questioning architects in slum housing
questioning architects in slum housing
questioning architects in slum housing around the world my favorite of course
around the world my favorite of course
around the world my favorite of course was this one that will happened a couple
was this one that will happened a couple
was this one that will happened a couple years ago or architects and planners
years ago or architects and planners
years ago or architects and planners obstacles of slum upgrading and you can
obstacles of slum upgrading and you can
obstacles of slum upgrading and you can guess by the tone of my voice that I
guess by the tone of my voice that I
guess by the tone of my voice that I think they most definitely are for those
think they most definitely are for those
think they most definitely are for those of you don’t know what I’m showing here
of you don’t know what I’m showing here
of you don’t know what I’m showing here on the screen this is a typical scene in
on the screen this is a typical scene in
on the screen this is a typical scene in our architecture school around the world
our architecture school around the world
our architecture school around the world it will have very well-educated people
it will have very well-educated people
it will have very well-educated people very well-intentioned people critiquing
very well-intentioned people critiquing
very well-intentioned people critiquing minutiae of design over and over again
minutiae of design over and over again
minutiae of design over and over again until they’re satisfied that a design
until they’re satisfied that a design
until they’re satisfied that a design has been resolved this is not the way to
has been resolved this is not the way to
has been resolved this is not the way to approach this crisis so urgency
approach this crisis so urgency
approach this crisis so urgency magnitude what’s wrong with that way
magnitude what’s wrong with that way
magnitude what’s wrong with that way that’s taught in all of our architecture
that’s taught in all of our architecture
that’s taught in all of our architecture schools I don’t care whether you take an
schools I don’t care whether you take an
schools I don’t care whether you take an affordable housing court course in your
affordable housing court course in your
affordable housing court course in your school or whether you go on a summer
school or whether you go on a summer
school or whether you go on a summer project and build a house in a slum
project and build a house in a slum
project and build a house in a slum that’s not addressing the two issues
that’s not addressing the two issues
that’s not addressing the two issues that you see up there
that you see up there
that you see up there urgency and magnitude so what’s wrong
urgency and magnitude so what’s wrong
urgency and magnitude so what’s wrong with our educational system right now
with our educational system right now
with our educational system right now well first of all the projects that we
well first of all the projects that we
well first of all the projects that we have are way too limited in scope second
have are way too limited in scope second
have are way too limited in scope second they’re too reflective as design
they’re too reflective as design
they’re too reflective as design exercises and that word design I’m going
exercises and that word design I’m going
exercises and that word design I’m going to probably beat to death here in this
to probably beat to death here in this
to probably beat to death here in this lecture for a good reason
lecture for a good reason
lecture for a good reason number three these are way to leisured
number three these are way to leisured
number three these are way to leisured regarding their time frames which goes
regarding their time frames which goes
regarding their time frames which goes back to urgent II and number four they
back to urgent II and number four they
back to urgent II and number four they are totally incommensurate regarding
are totally incommensurate regarding
are totally incommensurate regarding materials we do not solve this crisis
materials we do not solve this crisis
materials we do not solve this crisis using materials that we have in the
using materials that we have in the
using materials that we have in the developed world we cannot solve the
developed world we cannot solve the
developed world we cannot solve the crisis so we have to do away with this
crisis so we have to do away with this
crisis so we have to do away with this so Adrien 40 wrote perhaps the most the
so Adrien 40 wrote perhaps the most the
so Adrien 40 wrote perhaps the most the best quote that I’ve ever seen about why
best quote that I’ve ever seen about why
best quote that I’ve ever seen about why architecture schools and archaea
architecture schools and archaea
architecture schools and archaea education no longer serve us well and
education no longer serve us well and
education no longer serve us well and I’m going to quote I’m gonna read this
I’m going to quote I’m gonna read this
I’m going to quote I’m gonna read this for you so you listen to the words
for you so you listen to the words
for you so you listen to the words carefully in architecture he’s talking
carefully in architecture he’s talking
carefully in architecture he’s talking about modern architecture the effect was
about modern architecture the effect was
about modern architecture the effect was that what architects learned in their
that what architects learned in their
that what architects learned in their training cease to be practice and became
training cease to be practice and became
training cease to be practice and became principals in other words a holy D
principals in other words a holy D
principals in other words a holy D materialized and cerebral version of the
materialized and cerebral version of the
materialized and cerebral version of the art and what students produced from
art and what students produced from
art and what students produced from they’re turning was not architecture but
they’re turning was not architecture but
they’re turning was not architecture but drawings commonly referred to as designs
drawings commonly referred to as designs
drawings commonly referred to as designs the separation between architecture as a
the separation between architecture as a
the separation between architecture as a mental product which was taught and
mental product which was taught and
mental product which was taught and architecture as a practice in
architecture as a practice in
architecture as a practice in gauged with the material world now
gauged with the material world now
gauged with the material world now emerged for the first time as a visible
emerged for the first time as a visible
emerged for the first time as a visible fact of life
fact of life
fact of life now with the separation of education
now with the separation of education
now with the separation of education from practice design rather than being a
from practice design rather than being a
from practice design rather than being a convenient way of conceptualizing a
convenient way of conceptualizing a
convenient way of conceptualizing a particular feature of architecture came
particular feature of architecture came
particular feature of architecture came to be seen as a pure and self-contained
to be seen as a pure and self-contained
to be seen as a pure and self-contained activity within itself it’s a lot of
activity within itself it’s a lot of
activity within itself it’s a lot of words but as I say when you pause and
words but as I say when you pause and
words but as I say when you pause and look at this on the web later on you’ll
look at this on the web later on you’ll
look at this on the web later on you’ll get it look at the words that I’ve done
get it look at the words that I’ve done
get it look at the words that I’ve done in red here they emerge and you begin to
in red here they emerge and you begin to
in red here they emerge and you begin to see something happening here a
see something happening here a
see something happening here a separation between building and
separation between building and
separation between building and architecture so design a pure and
architecture so design a pure and
architecture so design a pure and self-contained activity within itself
self-contained activity within itself
self-contained activity within itself that is the problem let’s go back to our
that is the problem let’s go back to our
that is the problem let’s go back to our jewelry here are these people to solve
jewelry here are these people to solve
jewelry here are these people to solve this let’s go back to the jewelry
this let’s go back to the jewelry
this let’s go back to the jewelry they’re well-intentioned but are they
they’re well-intentioned but are they
they’re well-intentioned but are they the ones to begin solving the issue that
the ones to begin solving the issue that
the ones to begin solving the issue that I’m talking about today and as you see
I’m talking about today and as you see
I’m talking about today and as you see we fade into a tiny portion of a slum in
we fade into a tiny portion of a slum in
we fade into a tiny portion of a slum in Dharavi in Mumbai so design out so
Dharavi in Mumbai so design out so
Dharavi in Mumbai so design out so becoming builders again an edge of
becoming builders again an edge of
becoming builders again an edge of global crisis we cannot permit students
global crisis we cannot permit students
global crisis we cannot permit students and practitioners to retreat comfortably
and practitioners to retreat comfortably
and practitioners to retreat comfortably to the familiar territory of an American
to the familiar territory of an American
to the familiar territory of an American European affordable housing design ethos
European affordable housing design ethos
European affordable housing design ethos that although perhaps noble in intention
that although perhaps noble in intention
that although perhaps noble in intention and I don’t doubt that has utterly
and I don’t doubt that has utterly
and I don’t doubt that has utterly failed to address the vast scale and
failed to address the vast scale and
failed to address the vast scale and exponentially growing magnitude of the
exponentially growing magnitude of the
exponentially growing magnitude of the crisis that’s the problem perhaps the
crisis that’s the problem perhaps the
crisis that’s the problem perhaps the time has come for us to return to our
time has come for us to return to our
time has come for us to return to our long-lost identities as builders there
long-lost identities as builders there
long-lost identities as builders there is no other way for whatever outposts of
is no other way for whatever outposts of
is no other way for whatever outposts of social responsibility that remain with
social responsibility that remain with
social responsibility that remain with an architectural practice have proven
an architectural practice have proven
an architectural practice have proven ineffectual and the profession has
ineffectual and the profession has
ineffectual and the profession has remained numb to responding in
remained numb to responding in
remained numb to responding in appropriate dimensions and rapidity to
appropriate dimensions and rapidity to
appropriate dimensions and rapidity to the crisis the era of well intention yet
the crisis the era of well intention yet
the crisis the era of well intention yet small-scale interventions must end for
small-scale interventions must end for
small-scale interventions must end for their seductively reassuring photo-op
their seductively reassuring photo-op
their seductively reassuring photo-op nature has lulled our profession into
nature has lulled our profession into
nature has lulled our profession into complacency and that’s the danger that
complacency and that’s the danger that
complacency and that’s the danger that I’m pointing out to you today they’re
I’m pointing out to you today they’re
I’m pointing out to you today they’re well-intentioned but they have led us
well-intentioned but they have led us
well-intentioned but they have led us down to the wrong path
down to the wrong path
down to the wrong path so what do we do what does need
so what do we do what does need
so what do we do what does need therefore is not a feel-good add-ons
therefore is not a feel-good add-ons
therefore is not a feel-good add-ons dooty or to a participatory design but
dooty or to a participatory design but
dooty or to a participatory design but rather an entire new pedagogy parallel
rather an entire new pedagogy parallel
rather an entire new pedagogy parallel to the existing one that will train
to the existing one that will train
to the existing one that will train experts not designers to respond to this
experts not designers to respond to this
experts not designers to respond to this crisis we need a new paradigm focus upon
crisis we need a new paradigm focus upon
crisis we need a new paradigm focus upon resolving the slum housing crisis on a
resolving the slum housing crisis on a
resolving the slum housing crisis on a scale and pace that are commensurate
scale and pace that are commensurate
scale and pace that are commensurate with the magnitude and exponential
with the magnitude and exponential
with the magnitude and exponential growth of the problem and so what do we
growth of the problem and so what do we
growth of the problem and so what do we do we need a participatory housing
do we need a participatory housing
do we need a participatory housing practice and that’s what I’m terming in
practice and that’s what I’m terming in
practice and that’s what I’m terming in of course this has been talked about for
of course this has been talked about for
of course this has been talked about for years decades now we go back to John
years decades now we go back to John
years decades now we go back to John Turner spoke of the mid 70s we go back
Turner spoke of the mid 70s we go back
Turner spoke of the mid 70s we go back to him a recent book we have articles
to him a recent book we have articles
to him a recent book we have articles that look at this but no one’s
that look at this but no one’s
that look at this but no one’s addressing the fact that we have to
addressing the fact that we have to
addressing the fact that we have to train different people for this and
train different people for this and
train different people for this and that’s what I’m talking about today so
that’s what I’m talking about today so
that’s what I’m talking about today so what would this look like this weird
what would this look like this weird
what would this look like this weird animal I’m proposing you today okay it
animal I’m proposing you today okay it
animal I’m proposing you today okay it would be a truly transdisciplinary
would be a truly transdisciplinary
would be a truly transdisciplinary program from that first day that brings
program from that first day that brings
program from that first day that brings students interested in housing
students interested in housing
students interested in housing sanitation sociology planning and
sanitation sociology planning and
sanitation sociology planning and government all five come together on
government all five come together on
government all five come together on that first day of school they address
that first day of school they address
that first day of school they address these issues then we address issues of
these issues then we address issues of
these issues then we address issues of dwelling sanitation issues social issues
dwelling sanitation issues social issues
dwelling sanitation issues social issues urban planning issues and of course
urban planning issues and of course
urban planning issues and of course probably most important municipal issues
probably most important municipal issues
probably most important municipal issues in regarding land tenancy and financing
in regarding land tenancy and financing
in regarding land tenancy and financing the goal is to train students to
the goal is to train students to
the goal is to train students to practice as a transdisciplinary team
practice as a transdisciplinary team
practice as a transdisciplinary team during their education of course
during their education of course
during their education of course afterwards and practice so I’m going to
afterwards and practice so I’m going to
afterwards and practice so I’m going to quote just twice from this article by
quote just twice from this article by
quote just twice from this article by Arthur nappa Dorie listen to his
Arthur nappa Dorie listen to his
Arthur nappa Dorie listen to his description of a transdisciplinary
description of a transdisciplinary
description of a transdisciplinary coalition in the slums of Mumbai and see
coalition in the slums of Mumbai and see
coalition in the slums of Mumbai and see if this resonates with anything that we
if this resonates with anything that we
if this resonates with anything that we teach in our schools the Coalition
teach in our schools the Coalition
teach in our schools the Coalition cultivates a highly transparent non
cultivates a highly transparent non
cultivates a highly transparent non hierarchical anti-bureaucratic and anti
hierarchical anti-bureaucratic and anti
hierarchical anti-bureaucratic and anti technocratic organizational style a
technocratic organizational style a
technocratic organizational style a small clerical staff conscientiously
small clerical staff conscientiously
small clerical staff conscientiously serves the needs of the activists and
serves the needs of the activists and
serves the needs of the activists and not vice versa
not vice versa
not vice versa that’s important because everyday
that’s important because everyday
that’s important because everyday organizational activity is filled with
organizational activity is filled with
organizational activity is filled with meetings with contractors lawyers state
meetings with contractors lawyers state
meetings with contractors lawyers state officials politicians in between our
officials politicians in between our
officials politicians in between our inés members spatial fixity meaning
inés members spatial fixity meaning
inés members spatial fixity meaning your location is not valued and the
your location is not valued and the
your location is not valued and the organization functions in and through
organization functions in and through
organization functions in and through mobility the general impressions of a
mobility the general impressions of a
mobility the general impressions of a fast game of ice hockey with players
fast game of ice hockey with players
fast game of ice hockey with players constantly tumbling in and out of the
constantly tumbling in and out of the
constantly tumbling in and out of the most active roles in response to the
most active roles in response to the
most active roles in response to the shifting needs
shifting needs
shifting needs in game plans what a great definition so
in game plans what a great definition so
in game plans what a great definition so his words provide a glimpse of what this
his words provide a glimpse of what this
his words provide a glimpse of what this really could be so the mobility of which
really could be so the mobility of which
really could be so the mobility of which epidural and I speak is true nimbleness
epidural and I speak is true nimbleness
epidural and I speak is true nimbleness of mind
of mind
of mind now the simulacrum achieve through
now the simulacrum achieve through
now the simulacrum achieve through legions of computer programs and
legions of computer programs and
legions of computer programs and functionaries within a hothouse studio
functionaries within a hothouse studio
functionaries within a hothouse studio environment but that’s what we have
environment but that’s what we have
environment but that’s what we have currently the mental nimbleness of which
currently the mental nimbleness of which
currently the mental nimbleness of which i speak until communicating not with
i speak until communicating not with
i speak until communicating not with fellow architects but rather with slum
fellow architects but rather with slum
fellow architects but rather with slum residents using perhaps only pencils pen
residents using perhaps only pencils pen
residents using perhaps only pencils pen and paper to offer them the one ability
and paper to offer them the one ability
and paper to offer them the one ability that your transdisciplinary teammates
that your transdisciplinary teammates
that your transdisciplinary teammates cannot and do not possess translating
cannot and do not possess translating
cannot and do not possess translating needs and requirements into imagery the
needs and requirements into imagery the
needs and requirements into imagery the mental illness of which I speak revels
mental illness of which I speak revels
mental illness of which I speak revels in using the most basic and inexpensive
in using the most basic and inexpensive
in using the most basic and inexpensive materials instead of following that that
materials instead of following that that
materials instead of following that that siren song that murmurs be advanced by
siren song that murmurs be advanced by
siren song that murmurs be advanced by using cutting-edge technology and
using cutting-edge technology and
using cutting-edge technology and materials so participatory architecture
materials so participatory architecture
materials so participatory architecture practice why don’t I call it that
practice why don’t I call it that
practice why don’t I call it that because of this now you know we can’t go
because of this now you know we can’t go
because of this now you know we can’t go that route we’ve tried that route it
that route we’ve tried that route it
that route we’ve tried that route it doesn’t work so we have not trained
doesn’t work so we have not trained
doesn’t work so we have not trained architects to recognize the nuances and
architects to recognize the nuances and
architects to recognize the nuances and permutations that characterize what our
permutations that characterize what our
permutations that characterize what our professionist label informal settlements
professionist label informal settlements
professionist label informal settlements for the dwellers of slums however those
for the dwellers of slums however those
for the dwellers of slums however those gradations and differentiations are as
gradations and differentiations are as
gradations and differentiations are as evident as important as those that exist
evident as important as those that exist
evident as important as those that exist for the growls within the formal built
for the growls within the formal built
for the growls within the formal built environment of the city how is it we
environment of the city how is it we
environment of the city how is it we remain unable to perceptively read and
remain unable to perceptively read and
remain unable to perceptively read and understand the urban environments of
understand the urban environments of
understand the urban environments of one-sixth of humanity our treatises may
one-sixth of humanity our treatises may
one-sixth of humanity our treatises may breathlessly expostulate upon the new
breathlessly expostulate upon the new
breathlessly expostulate upon the new urban forms of informal settlements
urban forms of informal settlements
urban forms of informal settlements then there’s Nessa ties the readers
then there’s Nessa ties the readers
then there’s Nessa ties the readers vicarious experience via edgy
vicarious experience via edgy
vicarious experience via edgy photography yeah we do that however as
photography yeah we do that however as
photography yeah we do that however as usually remain detached from actually
usually remain detached from actually
usually remain detached from actually doing anything other than small overly
doing anything other than small overly
doing anything other than small overly celebrated interventions within these
celebrated interventions within these
celebrated interventions within these developing world slums we are kinder
developing world slums we are kinder
developing world slums we are kinder doctors who cannot diagnose much less
doctors who cannot diagnose much less
doctors who cannot diagnose much less treat the most basic conditions of human
treat the most basic conditions of human
treat the most basic conditions of human life now of course there are good
life now of course there are good
life now of course there are good examples happening out there but on very
examples happening out there but on very
examples happening out there but on very small scale here’s one book for instance
small scale here’s one book for instance
small scale here’s one book for instance you go into a slum in this particular
you go into a slum in this particular
you go into a slum in this particular part of India
part of India
part of India you just don’t map out the slum as
you just don’t map out the slum as
you just don’t map out the slum as Architects would do roofs capes are
Architects would do roofs capes are
Architects would do roofs capes are important
important
important this particular some people go from roof
this particular some people go from roof
this particular some people go from roof to roof so you have to understand what’s
to roof so you have to understand what’s
to roof so you have to understand what’s occurring above you as well it’s a basic
occurring above you as well it’s a basic
occurring above you as well it’s a basic simple lesson over here you don’t show
simple lesson over here you don’t show
simple lesson over here you don’t show people a computer programming plan you
people a computer programming plan you
people a computer programming plan you show them on a street with string what a
show them on a street with string what a
show them on a street with string what a 12 meter square room might look like so
12 meter square room might look like so
12 meter square room might look like so they get an idea of the dimensions so
they get an idea of the dimensions so
they get an idea of the dimensions so all of this is coming together in a
all of this is coming together in a
all of this is coming together in a transdisciplinary team and of course
transdisciplinary team and of course
transdisciplinary team and of course slum residents become integral and vocal
slum residents become integral and vocal
slum residents become integral and vocal part of the process so a critical
part of the process so a critical
part of the process so a critical question of course arises on account of
question of course arises on account of
question of course arises on account of all of this okay because we’re dealing
all of this okay because we’re dealing
all of this okay because we’re dealing with a billion people in developing
with a billion people in developing
with a billion people in developing world slums
world slums
world slums if standardization and therefore mass
if standardization and therefore mass
if standardization and therefore mass production is antithetical to a true
production is antithetical to a true
production is antithetical to a true participatory housing practice how does
participatory housing practice how does
participatory housing practice how does someone propose attack of the global
someone propose attack of the global
someone propose attack of the global slum housing crisis the answer is not in
slum housing crisis the answer is not in
slum housing crisis the answer is not in mass production but rather a massive
mass production but rather a massive
mass production but rather a massive amounts of small nimble
amounts of small nimble
amounts of small nimble transdisciplinary teams being assembled
transdisciplinary teams being assembled
transdisciplinary teams being assembled and deployed in slum areas I’m making a
and deployed in slum areas I’m making a
and deployed in slum areas I’m making a deliberative distinction by the way
deliberative distinction by the way
deliberative distinction by the way between interdisciplinary and dense
between interdisciplinary and dense
between interdisciplinary and dense disciplinary and I while they’re reading
disciplinary and I while they’re reading
disciplinary and I while they’re reading that right now but you can look at it
that right now but you can look at it
that right now but you can look at it later on so once more from a pod re we
later on so once more from a pod re we
later on so once more from a pod re we have these teams hundreds of them in a
have these teams hundreds of them in a
have these teams hundreds of them in a loose Federation what does the
loose Federation what does the
loose Federation what does the Federation mean in this instance the
Federation mean in this instance the
Federation mean in this instance the primacy of the principal Federation also
primacy of the principal Federation also
primacy of the principal Federation also serves to remind all members
serves to remind all members
serves to remind all members particularly trained professionals that
particularly trained professionals that
particularly trained professionals that the power of the Alliance lies not only
the power of the Alliance lies not only
the power of the Alliance lies not only its donors its technical expertise we
its donors its technical expertise we
its donors its technical expertise we think it does or its administration but
think it does or its administration but
think it does or its administration but rather than the will to federate among
rather than the will to federate among
rather than the will to federate among poor families and communities on another
poor families and communities on another
poor families and communities on another level the image of the Federation
level the image of the Federation
level the image of the Federation Reserve asserts the primacy of the poor
Reserve asserts the primacy of the poor
Reserve asserts the primacy of the poor in driving their own policies however
in driving their own policies however
in driving their own policies however much others may help them to do so so
much others may help them to do so so
much others may help them to do so so akin to adjusting the lens on a camera
akin to adjusting the lens on a camera
akin to adjusting the lens on a camera the vision of this practice now begins
the vision of this practice now begins
the vision of this practice now begins to come into focus so this is not some
to come into focus so this is not some
to come into focus so this is not some utopian dream we know that at the end of
utopian dream we know that at the end of
utopian dream we know that at the end of the day though those team members get to
the day though those team members get to
the day though those team members get to leave the slump
leave the slump
leave the slump we know that the fact is that conspired
we know that the fact is that conspired
we know that the fact is that conspired them makes such alliances so difficult
them makes such alliances so difficult
them makes such alliances so difficult are daunting by the end of day we have
are daunting by the end of day we have
are daunting by the end of day we have no choice if we’re going to solve this
no choice if we’re going to solve this
no choice if we’re going to solve this crisis
crisis
crisis so we need visionaries with an academia
so we need visionaries with an academia
so we need visionaries with an academia who are also activists people who can
who are also activists people who can
who are also activists people who can shatter disciplinary boundaries and
shatter disciplinary boundaries and
shatter disciplinary boundaries and create learning programs that will equip
create learning programs that will equip
create learning programs that will equip students with the skills to become true
students with the skills to become true
students with the skills to become true transdisciplinary team members and good
transdisciplinary team members and good
transdisciplinary team members and good doctor decisions of some dollars housing
doctor decisions of some dollars housing
doctor decisions of some dollars housing needs we need students and practitioners
needs we need students and practitioners
needs we need students and practitioners to view a participatory housing practice
to view a participatory housing practice
to view a participatory housing practice as a legitimate professional endeavor
as a legitimate professional endeavor
as a legitimate professional endeavor not as a brief internship summer studio
not as a brief internship summer studio
not as a brief internship summer studio or occasional pro bono work that has not
or occasional pro bono work that has not
or occasional pro bono work that has not worked we’ve tried it for 40 years
we need municipalities and governments
we need municipalities and governments to financially encourage people to
to financially encourage people to
to financially encourage people to pursue this career path finally we need
pursue this career path finally we need
pursue this career path finally we need to train this new type of housing expert
to train this new type of housing expert
to train this new type of housing expert how to negotiate successfully the
how to negotiate successfully the
how to negotiate successfully the municipal officials for they often hold
municipal officials for they often hold
municipal officials for they often hold the key to improving slum conditions due
the key to improving slum conditions due
the key to improving slum conditions due to the central control a central issue
to the central control a central issue
to the central control a central issue of land ownership if we don’t know how
of land ownership if we don’t know how
of land ownership if we don’t know how to work with the governments and most
to work with the governments and most
to work with the governments and most architects don’t we will never succeed
architects don’t we will never succeed
architects don’t we will never succeed in this ah you exclaim these are not
in this ah you exclaim these are not
in this ah you exclaim these are not subjects that should be taught in an
subjects that should be taught in an
subjects that should be taught in an architectural curriculum but they have
architectural curriculum but they have
architectural curriculum but they have little to do in that here’s that word
little to do in that here’s that word
little to do in that here’s that word again with design imagine a building
again with design imagine a building
again with design imagine a building curriculum that is radically different
curriculum that is radically different
curriculum that is radically different that is why we need to train and we to
that is why we need to train and we to
that is why we need to train and we to create a parallel program that focuses
create a parallel program that focuses
create a parallel program that focuses upon producing diagnosticians and
upon producing diagnosticians and
upon producing diagnosticians and practitioners of simple housing that is
practitioners of simple housing that is
practitioners of simple housing that is why a participatory housing practice
why a participatory housing practice
why a participatory housing practice degree program needs to be independent
degree program needs to be independent
degree program needs to be independent for the law of regressing into our
for the law of regressing into our
for the law of regressing into our default designer setting is very strong
default designer setting is very strong
default designer setting is very strong and I know this it has to be completely
and I know this it has to be completely
and I know this it has to be completely independent away from the architects you
independent away from the architects you
independent away from the architects you keep them out of this program due to our
keep them out of this program due to our
keep them out of this program due to our training it is our nature too socially
training it is our nature too socially
training it is our nature too socially professionally and psychologically
professionally and psychologically
professionally and psychologically distance ourselves from striving
distance ourselves from striving
distance ourselves from striving wholeheartedly into the unsavory topic
wholeheartedly into the unsavory topic
wholeheartedly into the unsavory topic of developing we’re slums which is
of developing we’re slums which is
of developing we’re slums which is that’s our nature we’re designers we
that’s our nature we’re designers we
that’s our nature we’re designers we would rather hold sleekly presented
would rather hold sleekly presented
would rather hold sleekly presented competitions and earn student crits
competitions and earn student crits
competitions and earn student crits about fordable housing so we can
about fordable housing so we can
about fordable housing so we can insulate and isolate ourselves from the
insulate and isolate ourselves from the
insulate and isolate ourselves from the harsh reality that was needed are not
harsh reality that was needed are not
harsh reality that was needed are not more designers
more designers
more designers thousands of good building practitioners
thousands of good building practitioners
thousands of good building practitioners let me repeat that we do not need more
let me repeat that we do not need more
let me repeat that we do not need more designers we need thousands of good
designers we need thousands of good
designers we need thousands of good simple building practitioners that’s
simple building practitioners that’s
simple building practitioners that’s what the world needs we’d rather donate
what the world needs we’d rather donate
what the world needs we’d rather donate money yet another NGO that plants an
money yet another NGO that plants an
money yet another NGO that plants an administrative office in a slum ignoring
administrative office in a slum ignoring
administrative office in a slum ignoring the reality that for instance over 700
the reality that for instance over 700
the reality that for instance over 700 NGOs have been in Kibera Africa’s
NGOs have been in Kibera Africa’s
NGOs have been in Kibera Africa’s largest slum for several decades
largest slum for several decades
largest slum for several decades all the negligible impact concerning
all the negligible impact concerning
all the negligible impact concerning Housing and sanitation imagine that 700
Housing and sanitation imagine that 700
Housing and sanitation imagine that 700 of them in this one slum and decade
of them in this one slum and decade
of them in this one slum and decade after decade nothing is done about
after decade nothing is done about
after decade nothing is done about housing there so you can have your
housing there so you can have your
housing there so you can have your feel-good moment at an NGO but keep in
feel-good moment at an NGO but keep in
feel-good moment at an NGO but keep in mind you’re not solving the crisis so at
mind you’re not solving the crisis so at
mind you’re not solving the crisis so at the end of all of this will this TED
the end of all of this will this TED
the end of all of this will this TED talk pass largely unnoticed from the
talk pass largely unnoticed from the
talk pass largely unnoticed from the architectural scene as my article did
architectural scene as my article did
architectural scene as my article did will it be too upsetting and too
will it be too upsetting and too
will it be too upsetting and too disruptive to our shake ourselves from
disruptive to our shake ourselves from
disruptive to our shake ourselves from our academies and practices will we
our academies and practices will we
our academies and practices will we continue to tell us also the distinction
continue to tell us also the distinction
continue to tell us also the distinction between architecture and building not
between architecture and building not
between architecture and building not only isn’t necessary one but really a
only isn’t necessary one but really a
only isn’t necessary one but really a noble one and finally this is the most
noble one and finally this is the most
noble one and finally this is the most important point will we concoct in our
important point will we concoct in our
important point will we concoct in our brains the curious and defensive
brains the curious and defensive
brains the curious and defensive equation that the building’s we do bring
equation that the building’s we do bring
equation that the building’s we do bring into the world somehow compensate us for
into the world somehow compensate us for
into the world somehow compensate us for having made 1 billion souls 2 billion if
having made 1 billion souls 2 billion if
having made 1 billion souls 2 billion if include merely substandard housing
include merely substandard housing
include merely substandard housing irrelevant to our profession my
irrelevant to our profession my
irrelevant to our profession my sincerest hope is that the answer to
sincerest hope is that the answer to
sincerest hope is that the answer to each of these questions will be no thank
each of these questions will be no thank
each of these questions will be no thank you
you
you [Applause]
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