Written by Ailinn McCarthy, Anne Corlin and Evelyn Ågren.
A collection of diverse perspectives exploring the practice of rebuilding the built environment. This book invites architects, planners, activists, and community members to engage in meaningful conversations about reconstruction.
Exploring rebuilding as a hands-on and thoughtful practice rooted in local contexts yet relevant globally.
This book gathers a variety of experiences and methods focused on rebuilding, emphasizing the role of architects, planners, building professionals, politicians, community organizers, activists, and ultimately, people. Drawing from Leena Shibeika’s essay, the title highlights rebuilding as a practical activity rather than a metaphor.
The rebuilding efforts featured address responses to environmental disasters, postindustrial decline, and conflict, spanning multiple geographic locations. While these practices are deeply local, they share common themes and insights that encourage cross-contextual discussion and exchange.
The approaches range widely, from hands-on, tactile, and craft-based methods to those that amplify voices, generate new knowledge, or engage in theoretical and argumentative work. The book’s contributions come in various formats, including statements, visual essays, and feature articles.
