By examining the effects of systemic oppression on lived experience through morphology, the seminar will illustrate how I address my overarching objectives to understand the increasingly contested terrain upon which the interests of capital, the state, and citizens struggle for control of the natural and built environment. This objective has materialized across three geographies of my research and can be understood as: 1. The Global South; 2. The Near North of Canada; and 3. The City. Lessons learned in each geography inform one another and all continue to rely on the above mentioned foundational elements; linking theoretical understandings of housing and morphology to methods that can be used to collaboratively develop solutions to community-identified housing issues to community wellness. Projects explored are situated at the intersection of planning and design theory, processes, and built outcomes, with an emphasis on settlement patterns and housing with marginalized populations leading to community based solutions.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shelagh McCartney
Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Shelagh McCartney is a licenced architect and urbanist specializing in marginalized community development and housing. She received her Bachelor degrees Environmental Studies and Professional Architecture from the University of Waterloo, and as a Fulbright scholar, Master of Design Studies and Doctorate of Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design. An Associate Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University, McCartney has 10 years of housing experience in partnership with First Nations communities in Canada working with youth and elders. She is Director of Together Design Lab, an innovative research and design lab exploring platforms that focus on contemporary, interdisciplinary approaches to community and open territory design.
MODERATOR
Dr. Alessandro Premier
Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, Future Cities Research Centre
IMPORTANT NOTE
This event will be simultaneously offered online and in person.
In-person: University of Auckland, City Campus | ALR1 Lecture Theatre, room 421W-201 | 26, Symonds Street, Auckland CBD. PLEASE RSVP TO ALESSANDRO.PREMIER@AUCKLAND.AC.NZ BY 20 NOVEMBER 2024 IF ATTENDING IN PERSON
Online: a link to the webinar will be sent to all registered attendees via email 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
