Field Notes on Scarcity

Field Notes on Scarcity

Sharjah Architecture Triennial

Field Notes on Scarcity. Courtesy of Sharjah Architecture Triennial and Park Books.

December 6, 2023
Field Notes on Scarcity
Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 and Park Books
Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
www.sharjaharchitecture.org

Park Books and the Sharjah Architecture Triennial are pleased to announce the publication of Field Notes on Scarcity, edited by Tosin Oshinowo and Julie Cirelli. A significant contribution to the critical discourse surrounding resource scarcity, innovation, and design, this anthology includes 65 contributions from a diverse array of scholars, practitioners, activists, writers, and artists from the Global South, including Lesley Lokko, Yinka Shonibare, Formafantasma, Mpho Matsipa, Rahul Mehrotra, Olalekan Jeyifous, Abeer Seikaly, Ilze and Heinrich Wolff, Chitra Vishwanath, Deema Assaf, and many others. 

Engaging with the nuances of scarcity across extreme climate regions, Field Notes on Scarcity addresses pressing contemporary issues ranging from climate crisis mitigation to global health pandemics, violent conflicts, forced migration, and strategies for dismantling colonialist frameworks for land use and the built environment. 

Through the interdisciplinary lenses of architecture and design, the volume highlights the importance of shifting our perspectives and practices away from a reliance on permanence and abundance, advocating for a more sustainable, adaptable, and resilient approach to design. 

Designed by Morcos Key and published by Park Books, the publication aligns with the second iteration of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial, The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability, curated by Tosin Oshinowo. 

Full list of participants: Abeer Seikaly, Adeyemo Shokunbi, Adrian Pepe, Ala Younis, Al Borde, Aya Tahhan, bahraini—danish, Biome, Bubu Ogisi, Bushra Mohamed, COMUNAL, Deema Assaf, Ekaterina Golovatyuk, Ester Carro, Fernanda Canales, Florian Heinzelmann and Daliana Suryawinata, Formafantasma, Francien van Westrenen, Helga Tawil-Souri, Henry Glogau, Hive Earth Studio, Huda Tayob, James Inedu-George, Julie Cirelli, La Cabina de la Curiosidad, Lesley Lokko OBE, Maria Paula Meneses, Matri-Archi(tecture), Matthew Maganga, Michael Elégbèdé, Mona El Mousfy, Mpho Matsipa, Natura Futura, Office for Applied Histories, Olalekan Jeyifous, Ola Uduku, Papa Omotayo, Paulo Tavares, Raafat Majzoub, Rabina Garba Haruna, Rahul Mehrotra, Randhir Singh, Realrich Sjarief, Ruína Architecture, Salem Al Qudwa, Sandeep Virmani, Setareh Noorani and Tijn van de Wijdeven, Seun Oduwole, Taibat Lawanson, Thao Nguyen Phan, Thomas Egoumenides, Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Tosin Oshinowo, Tushar Hathiramani, Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, Wolff Architects, Worofila, Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzari, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Yussef Agbo-Ola, and 51-1 arquitectos.

Book specifications: Paperback / 35 USD / 160 pages, 156 color and 13 b/w illustrations / 17 x 24 cm / ISBN 978-3-03860-357-3.

To order: Park Books or Amazon.

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