“The Architecture of Violence”

Following our conversations and discussions about spatial (in)justice, how material objects such as walls, borders, settlements, neighborhoods, and highways administer spaces/places. How architecture becomes central for creating spatial injustice? How certain buildings and settlements are strategically constructed to dominate spaces? “To control a space, you need to create a differentiation in speed of movement.” Many of these crucial issues in spatial injustice are explained by Eyal Weizman in “The Architecture of Violence.” The 25-minute documentary was aired on Al Jazeera and an article was published on The Guardian. Both, the documentary and the article, are significantly relevant to our course materials.

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