Architecture, participation and society / edited by Paul Jenkins and Leslie Forsyth

Introduction-- Part I Background, context and analytical framework-- Chapter 1 Concepts of social participation in architecture-- Chapter 2 A brief historical review of community technical aid and community architecture-- Chapter 3 International experience-- Chapter 4 Wider scoping of relevant literature-- Part II Illustrative case studies-- Chapter 5 Case studies of social participation in different building types-- Chapter 6 Case studies of organisations with community- based practices-- Chapter 7 Case studies of architectural educational institutions-- Chapter 8 Case studies on the use of participatory computer- based techniques-- Part III Findings and recommendations-- Chapter 9 Analysis of findings-- Chapter 10 Current challenges and recommendations for the UK-- Appendix I Relevance of the study to the contemporary policy and practice context in Scotland-- Appendix II Institutional resources-- Appendix III Bibliographic resources-- References-- Index

How can architects best increase their engagement with building users and wider society to provide better architecture?Since the mid 1990s government policy has promoted the idea of greater social participation in the production and management of the built environment but there has been limited direction to the practising architect.Reviewing international cases and past experiences to analyze what lessons have been learnt, this book argues for participation within other related disciplines, and makes a set of recommendations for architectural practices and other key actors