The Future of Architecture - Talk #7: Alternate Realities with Dr. Sechaba Maape
As globalization has unfolded, architectural pedagogy and practice has been governed by Western ideological philosophies for several decades. However, focus on such educational systems, many the legacy of colonialism in many parts of the world, explores a Eurocentric worldview of what architecture should be.
Thus alternative modes of knowledge production have been lost and a wealth of global knowledge has been reserved for only ‘indigenous’ peoples. So what if such knowledge actually holds the key to progressive societal endeavours - ones which could potentially alter the way we perceive our relationship with each other and our surroundings? We discuss this and more with Dr Sechaba Maape in the final talk of the 2021 Future of Architecture series.
Chapters
1. What is your take on decoloniality?
2. The term ‘indigenous peoples’ and the idea of Indigenous Futurism tend to group all identities together under one category. What do you think might be a reasonable approach to addressing this issue without being on either end of the spectrum?
3. Could you elaborate on some of your work and how it provides an alternative worldview of what education and architecture could be like?
4. In your opinion, what do you think the future of architecture holds - and how can this be achieved?
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