Vitenskapelig sammendrag
SCIBE explores the relationship between scarcity and creativity in the context of the built environment by investigating how conditions of scarcity might affect the creativity of the different actors involved in the production of architecture and urban design, and how design-led actions might improve the built environment in the future. The research is based on the analysis of processes in four European cities: London, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Vienna.
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Metode
The project has two main strands. First a collective investigation into the overall concepts of scarcity and creativity in relation to the built environment, and secondly a series of individual projects in various European cities which examine and develop the conceptual findings against grounded conditions. The findings from the individual projects will then inform the final outputs of the common research project.The collective project has been based around a broad literature review of the subjects of scarcity and creativity, including examinations of best practice in the field. The three individual projects are:(1) The London team is investigating how creativity might operate through optimising existing resource cycles in a London community. We are working in Bromley-by-Bow, a part of London currently undergoing change and will be working with the community groups and local individuals to engage with their perceptions of scarcity and see how how design and creativity may mitigate the effects of those scarcities. (2) The Oslo team will investigate transitions between abundance and scarcity that were experienced in two contexts: Norway in 1950s to 1980s and Iceland in 2000s. (3) The Vienna team is examining what conditions of scarcity arise within the Viennese social housing procurement model, and suggest how it might be adapted and reinvented by way of creativity.A wide variety of research methodologies are being used in these projects, in order to give multiple perspectives on what is a complex area of study, and also to allow the various teams to develop their own understanding of their particular conditions.
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