The Good Cause – Architecture for Peace
Exhibition
Apr 24 - Jun 7, 2015
The Good Cause – Architecture for Peace in 2015 showed how architecture and urban planning can build trust, ownership and safety in areas affected by war, conflict or major violence.
What role can architecture and city planning play in conflict areas?
Civil war in Syria, crisis between Ukraine and Russia, the never-ending conflict between Israel and Palestine – even though war and conflicts might seem far away they are still taking place around the world every day and wherever we are, we are one way or another involved in them.
The exhibition The Good Cause showed a number of cases where architecture and urban planning has helped to stabilize such conflicts and support peace keeping operations. To put it on other words where architecture actively supported the transition from negative to positive peace. For example the case from Rwanda where a football stadion is built to create community after the civil war or a park in Afghanistan where people can find tranquility under the cherry trees in an otherwise turbulent country. At the same time the exhibition looked on the general correlation between how people act and how the surroundings are shaped.
The Good Cause also showed some thought-provoking facts on war and peace – how many wars have there been since the Second World War? And is there a correlation between the places where there have been peace keeping operations? The visitors could experience an exhibition that showed architecture in a good cause.
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What was The Good Cause – Architecture for Peace?
The Good Cause – Architecture for Peace was an exhibition about how architecture and urban planning can build trust, ownership and safety in places affected by war, conflict or major violence.
When did the exhibition take place?
The exhibition ran from 24 Apr to 7 Jun 2015.
How did the exhibition differ from “starchitect” architecture?
It focused on architecture in the service of stabilisation and everyday security, rather than star architects and iconic buildings.
What kinds of examples did the exhibition present?
It mentioned a football stadium in Rwanda intended to create community after civil war, and a park in Afghanistan offering a refuge in daily life.
What question did the exhibition explore about people and their environments?
It explored whether there is a connection between how people act and how their surroundings are shaped.
What should I know if I only read one thing?
The Good Cause (24 Apr–7 Jun 2015) showed how architecture and urban planning can support stabilisation and peace by shaping safer, more inclusive environments.
This exhibition is developed by Archis, Amsterdam
The Good Cause has previously been exhibited in Germany, Holland, Rwanda and Turkey.