Protest Architecture
Protest Architecture
Structures of civil resistance
by Nick Newman

Author(s)
Nick Newman
Publication
London : RIBA, 2024
Scope
207 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.
ISBN
9781915722171

A complex bamboo pyramid to block a busy crossing in London. A maze of ‘mini Stonehenge’ brick structures to hinder government crackdowns in Hong Kong. The takeover of a Dallas highway to create a temporary public square. Architects have often used their skills in struggles for civil rights, gender equality and climate justice. Illuminating the role that design has played in protest movements, Nick Newman explores the colliding worlds of architecture and activism through the stories of those who have built for change. Using historic and contemporary examples, Protest Architecture analyses the design problems and solutions faced by protestors on the streets through detailed drawings, photography and expert insight.


Keywords
art in public space , architecture , activism
Location
Cabinet 32 - 4: De stad in eigen hand nemen
Extra themes
architecture and power
Remarks
Includes notes (references), bibliography, index