No. 19 (2020): Towards an Architecture of Self-reliance | A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment

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Michiel Smits

368 Pages

ISBN 978-94-6366-334-2

Published: 2020-11-09

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Towards an Architecture of Self-reliance Developing and Testing a Support Tool for Inhabitants and Practitioners in Mt-Elgon, Kenya

Michiel Smits
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This research project focuses on how decisions made by practitioners, articulating rural housing in Sub-Sahara Africa, contribute to the decreasing level of self-reliance inhabitants have regarding their housing. Multiple case studies on Mt. Elgon proved that inhabitants have a significantly higher self-reliance level, comparing traditional to modern housing. To study this phenomenon in practice and to articulate suitable design support the Design Research Methodology was chosen. The...