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From Crisis to Creativity: The Future of Housing in Perspective

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https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2023219753

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Housing Crisis, Housing Design, Transdisciplinary Collaborations, Incrementality, Typology Mix, Clustering

Abstract

This article delves into the ongoing debate on the interconnections between housing design and habitat, highlighting how moments of crises drive innovation, often showcased in housing exhibitions. The article proposes three key design approaches for participatory housing design: Incrementality (accommodating growth and change), Typology Mix (accommodating diverse patterns of inhabitation), and Clustering (creating meaningful communities). These design approaches acknowledge housing as a dynamic process and emphasize the importance of giving priority to human agency and inclusiveness, overturning the commodification of human habitats. The article highlights the significance of transdisciplinary collaboration in housing design decision-making, acknowledging the importance of an array of factors that are vital to promote resilient and inclusive urban communities. The article concludes by advocating for architectural education and research to focus on temporality as a crucial dimension in housing design, essential for tackling evolving challenges and shaping sustainable urban futures.

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Author Biographies

Frédérique van Andel, Delft University of Technology

Frédérique van Andel (1971) holds a Master’s degree in both urban planning and architecture from TU Delft. She worked for Mecanoo architecten and DP6 architectuurstudio in Delft, and lived in Barcelona where she worked with architect Toni Gironès. Since 2006, she is a researcher and mentor for master students at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of TU Delft. Her main topic of interest is affordable, sustainable and healthy housing worldwide. In 2010 she published the pocket-book: Parkeren in de Woonomgeving (Parking in Residential Areas). She’s a member of the editorial board of the international academic book series DASH – Delft Architectural Studies on Housing, and was responsible for numerous issues e.g. “The Residential Floorplan” (2011), “The Eco House” (2012), “Housing Exhibitions” (2013) and “Global Housing” (2015). In 2016, she curated the exhibition Global Housing – Affordable Dwellings for Growing Cities, with venues in Delft and Addis Ababa. Frédérique coordinates the online knowledge platform PAD (Platform for Affordable Dwelling) and co-developes a MOOC titled Global Housing Design, that won the X Prize for Innovation in Online Teaching (2022). Currently she coordinates the research project Addis Ababa Living Lab: Creating Resilient Dwelling Clusters for Urban Resettlement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, funded by the Dutch Research Council and TU Delft (2019-2023).

Nelson Mota, Delft University of Technology

Nelson Mota (1973) is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of TU Delft, where he leads the group Global Housing. He earned his doctoral degree from TU Delft in 2014 with the dissertation “An Archaeology of the Ordinary: Rethinking the Architecture of Dwelling from CIAM to Siza”. Nelson is author of the book A Arquitectura do Quotidiano (edarq, 2010), co-editor of Global Housing: Dwelling in Addis Ababa (JapSam Books, 2020), and co-editor of the academic journal issues Footprint 17 – ‘The ‘Bread & Butter’ of Architecture’ (2015), Joelho 8 – “Ideas and Practices for the European City” (2017), Footprint 24 – “The Architecture of Housing after the Neoliberal Turn” (2019), and Footprint 32 – “Rethinking the Architecture of Dwelling in the Digital Age” (2023, forthcoming). At the TU Delft, Nelson is co-leader of the Global Urban Lab programme at Delft Global Initiative and leader of the Global Housing group. He is editor and member of the editorial board of the academic journal Footprint and the book series DASH- Delft Architectural Studies on Housing.

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van Andel, F., & Mota, N. (2023). From Crisis to Creativity: The Future of Housing in Perspective. ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, (21), 12–33. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2023219753

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No. 21 (2023): Habitat Perspectives

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