ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
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RESEARCH WORK OF THE COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE

A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURSE

D5417 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7 LECTURE

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DE BORJA, JOHN PAULO A. AR. PRINCE CARLO BAUTISTA
(201914154)

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

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A. DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE B. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE

The Community Architecture is a place where the people have the
access to it, these buildings can be useful, approachable,
accommodating and that last long. Community architecture is a
movement that was made because of the pandemonium in an
unorganized community and environment where violence was so
ferocious and uncontrollable.
In any problem there’s always a solution, the Community Architecture
Movement helps to aid a community where the environment was
unfortunately mismanaged and to develop a habitable place for the
enrichment of people’s way of living that considers their value and
needs.
In the Community Architecture Movement, the people make the
environment manageable and they mold it to become one and that's
what the movement has been discovering and exploring all along
because the environment is much better if the community of people is
being part actively in the environment in its planning and management
results in a better environment. (Wates & Knevitt, 2013)
In the UK, the "movement" for community architecture began in the
1970s. The term "community architecture" was first used by Charles
Knevitt in a building design article. The industrial revolution that took
place two centuries ago, which sped up the development of urban areas,
is blamed for the disappearance of the concept and practice of
"community architecture" over the years. The industrial revolution that
took place two centuries ago, which sped up the development of urban
areas, is blamed for the disappearance of the concept and practice of
"community architecture" over the years. Housing was viewed as the
best way to get rid of slums, but at the same time, the rise of the modern
architectural movement, led by figures like Le Corbusier, spread the idea
that high-rise structures built using industrial construction methods were
the way of the future for urban development. Slum clearance and urban
renewal were expected to solve all social and physical issues in the
"blighted areas," but they fell short of their claims and expectations. The
hopes and expectations that slum clearance and urban renewal would
solve all social and physical issues in the "blighted areas" were not met.
The idea of advocacy planning emerged in the US as a result of the 1960s
debate on community participation in planning and decision-making.
Urban professor Paul Davidoff first introduced this idea in an article titled
"Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning" that appeared in the journal of the
American institute for planners' November 1965 issue.(Saint Louis
University, 2021)

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C. COMPONENTS OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE
According to Wates & Knevitt (1987), the three essential components
are Community Association, Elected Forum, and Local authority Area
Team. The Community Association component which governs the
community their shared assets and interests that they properly act its
role for protecting and enhancing the community.
In the second component, the Neighborhood Forum and based on
the book, its main point is to explain the origins of the Covent Garden
Forum, its members, its influence despite lacking statutory power, and
the ongoing conflict and mistrust between the Forum and the Covent
Garden Community Association over their respective roles in the
neighborhood.
And the last is the Local-authority Team Area that highlights the
important role of the Greater London Council's (GLC) Covent Garden
Special Area Team and how it has collaborated with the Covent Garden
Forum and the Covent Garden Community Association (CGCA) to
support and enhance the community's efforts. (Wates & Knevitt, 2013)
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D. IDENTITY OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE
The main idea of the Community Architecture is that the movement
includes the people of the community in the construction of the building
and it is also involved in designing and planning. Essentially focuses on
studying the current social condition and also in residentials that consult
with the people who are going to use them.
It also promotes collaborating with the professional architects for the
better living, designing and construction of their homes and community.
With this idea, it gains the active participation of the people which is the
main point of the Community Architecture where getting the members
of the community actively participating in building projects in their
community that still profoundly remains in this period.
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E. PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE F. DISTINCTION / DIFFERENCE FROM CONVENTIONAL ARCHITECTURE

The principle of Community Architecture toward the design is that it
involves and prioritizes the human activities of the community and it
also includes the needs and objectives of the neighborhood.
The Design Principles of Community Architecture are;
1. Considering the Community - Main focus of the Community
Architecture involves the community members actively.
Collaboration between designers, architects, and community
members is essential. By doing this, community architecture aims to
create works of art that accurately reflect the beliefs, and cultural
traditions.
2. General Public Areas that are accessible for the community - The
creation of different public buildings and areas for the active
involvement of the neighborhood. And also, accessibility is
prioritized in community architecture for all community members. It
makes sure that structures and areas are made to accommodate
people, including those who are disabled.
3. Sustainability - The Community Architecture prioritizes the resiliency
of the buildings towards running periods of time which can be a
benefit and has a purpose for the future generations.
in the field of Architecture, there are many ways or principles we
follow to construct a better environment for the people. There are two
contrasting examples that correlate on the topic, which are Community
Architecture and Conventional Architecture. While they are both
connected and familiar with Architecture, they represent different
approaches towards the Architecture that have profound effects for
design, construction and planning.
The main difference between these two is, the Community
Architecture goal is the involvement of collaboration between architects
and the people of the community on development, management and
construction within its environment that makes the community active
that will gain trust from each other.
On the other hand, the Conventional Architecture, in the environment,
the users don't participate in any project within the area and the only one
whose managing and planning is the Architects. They tend to put all the
works in an environment to Architects where the Architects become the
center of the decision making process.

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REFERENCES

Saint Louis University. (2021, March 23). Historical Background of

Community Architecture. Course Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2023,
from https://www.coursehero.com/file/85480866/HISTORICAL-
BACKGROUND-OF-COMMUNITY-ARCHITECTURE-9-16docx/

Wates, N., & Knevitt, C. (2013, September 5). Community Architecture

(Routledge Revivals). Routledge.

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