26H ARCHITECTURE: RECAP: Haiti & the Saga of Vulnerability (excerpt). In light of the Pecha Kucha presentation at Rialto (27/2/2015) check out the other works focusing on the reconstruction mission in Haiti. Following the 12/1/2010 earthquake, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations with strong heritage and cultural history is faced with re-developing their affected areas and livelihoods. With a History Thesis in the field of Architecture we were able to examine the rich history of Haiti and reflect on the architectural evolution and urban development. This research extracted from fieldwork research and is used to argument a local adaptive style in architecture and urban development in my other thesis works. Take a look at the excerpt of the History Thesis: https://goo.gl/CJbhHz About the thesis, in short: The international attention following the 12/1/2010 earthquake in Haiti exposed the nation’s vulnerability but also portrayed the stigmatization of Haiti and its culture. What do we actually know about Haiti? What can we learn from the history of the country? In addition, how did it become so vulnerable? More concretely, how did Haiti develop over the course of time to the point that an earthquake with its epicenter close to the nation’s capital; Port-Au-Prince, could expose the current severe vulnerable state of Haiti and its population? #year1804 #architecture #colonialism #design #development #education #haiti #history #identity #imperialism #methodology #neocolonialism #ngo #planning #postdisaster #redevelopment #reconstruction #revolution #syncretism #urbandesign #urbandevelopment #urbanplanning, #urbanism #vernacular #villarosa #vulnerability
