AD Architecture School Guide: Forensic Architecture at University of London

Analysis of white phosphorus munition behavior in urban environments (image via www.forensic-architecture.org/)

When people think architecture school they think of training that teaches them how to make things: build spaces or develop sites for, primarily, human use. Over the years, this concept has expanded to encompass social activism. In the States, for example, there are programs like Architecture for Humanity, Project Row Houses, and Make It Right that address issues of poverty, displacement, and housing. Human Rights, however, extends beyond creating spaces for the economically disadvantages or impoverished. In fact, the term Human Rights often conjures up people’s rights within the context of conflict. Most people, however, do not think of architecture as encompassing the lack or destruction of structures.

Read about the Forensic Architecture program at the U. of London after the break

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Cite: Sherin Wing. "AD Architecture School Guide: Forensic Architecture at University of London" 03 Sep 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/269001/ad-architecture-school-guide-forensic-architecture-at-university-of-london> ISSN 0719-8884

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