Illegal architecture? - Unravelling the ethics of insurgent architecture

Usubillaga, Juan Fernando ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-8592 2018. Illegal architecture? - Unravelling the ethics of insurgent architecture. Presented at: Generosity, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, 27-29 June 2018.

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Abstract

In line with recent literature on alternative design praxis (Till, 2005; Boano, 2014), which call for a reconfiguration of the role of the architect, this paper/presentation will attempt to unravel the ethics of insurgent architecture through the work of Santiago Cirugeda and Recetas Urbanas in Spain.It will argue that Architecture and Urban Design have an ethical mandate to engage with social groups traditionally rendered “invisible” by mainstream policies and practices. To do so, it will explore Insurgent Architecture, as a mode of practice, through a relationship between space and legality which has its roots in Rancière’s space of politics, (Rancière, 2001; Dikeç, 2005) and the notion of invented (or claimed) spaces of citizenship in literature on participation in development (Cornwall, 2002; Cornwall & Coelho, 2006; Miraftab, 2004). Cirugeda’s discourse and work exemplifies how design (as a process) can give more than needed, serving as a tool for social activism through the subversion and questioning of what is considered legal. The generosity embedded in such ethos of practice will be explored through three of his projects (La Estrategia de la Garrapata, La Casa de Pepe and Aula Abierta), to illustrate how the relationship between legality and political space unfolds in such insurgent practices. As a conclusion, the effectiveness of such an approach to practice will be discussed in relation to its temporality, scale(s) of action and its success in achieving visibility and change

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Architecture
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2022 10:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/131866

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