Small scale big change

Rooted in the traditions of early Modernism, the work of the architects shown in this book expresses a desire for social change and a belief in the social responsibility of architecture. The projects - often schools, parks, housing projects and infrastructural interventions - are typically the result of close collaboration with members of the community and future users. They are located in impoverished urban and rural communities and reveal the exciting change in the longstanding dialogue between architecture and ethics, wherein the architect´s roles, methods, approaches and responsibilities are all dramatically reconsidered.