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The word resilience has become “ubiquitous” the urban model now forced to face disasters the different levels of architecture that make
whether in spoken language or in texts from and to be able to “counter” them, an ineluctable up the complexity of the Urban” because
various disciplines. Resilience refers to the external fact that requires everyone to make an “resilience requires risk taking in order to
successful handling of disruption, with positive effort in order to minimise the consequences. remain receptive to inventions.” “The Urban
connotations but with “malleable” ambiguities, The Architect must integrate a theory of has fostered confusion by standardising the
components of URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. resilience into the general Project Choices. Architectural profession, limiting its role to that
The adoption of the concept of resilience Architectural choices also resemble those of Project Manager.” “The true competence
could be the starting point for formulating a dictated by resilience. We are witnessing the of the Architect must be emphasised.” The
theory of urban resilience based on its own process of co-evolution between the work of analytical framework that is deployed around
conceptual framework, that of an Art of the man and nature, free of any artifice but from the adoption of the concept of resilience
Urban whose criteria guide the decisions for the “living neo-ecosystems” which should be able guides the CHOICES of an ART of crisis and
planning phase of projects. This would fuel the to avoid excessive regulatory over structuring the resulting project creates architecture at
imagination to explore new avenues in order to and constitute the basis for establishing an all scales that compounds the perplexity of
be able to devise alternatives, particularly those architectural programme that should result the Urban crisis. The crisis does not lead to
suggested by the inhabitants, their culture, in healthy consistency. This refers to the the initial state but to an evolution and this
history, habits and skills and the interaction man-made demarcation of space, giving it a Choice is inevitably guided by Culture. What
between them. It is now vital for us to have specific attribute in relation to what surrounds constitutes the identity of Architecture is its
the means to adapt to unforeseen changes in it, which isolates the occupants while allowing persistence over time, which is part of what
the environment by being aware of how certain for interaction with the outside environment, characterises resilience.
choices compromise innovation and change. “thus orienting the choices and the consequent LET US HAVE A DIALOGUE in the GENERAL
But beware, an initial choice involves relying layout of the resulting project, creating all INTEREST and for THE QUALITY of LIFE LOST
on subsequent choices, which is as true in the
field of ecology as in technology or politics; Extracts from: S.GIEDON Espace, Temps Architecture; The sources of Modern Architecture NICOLAS PEVSNER; Beyond CULTURE
T.HALL; Towards Urban Resilience STATHOPOULOS
for example, more efficient public transport
represents an awareness of environmental
issues. This refers to the relationship between
resistance to change and the possibility of
adaptation that allows for transformation.
CHOICES must be made now. The inevitable
structural change of any environment requires
adaptability which will have to counter the
opposing dynamics through destructuring.
Adaptability reduces Other Choices when
sustainability is at stake. We have seen
this process in different areas such as the
economy, social groups or urban issues, and
even with regard to the possibility of managing
socio-ecological systems. Such projects
address themes such as energy transition, the
quality of urban ecosystems and social and
environmental issues of global urbanisation.
The United Nations has a list of criteria that
make a city resilient, indicating a willingness to
mobilise all available resources in the face of
unforeseeable challenges. A disaster resilient
city is a city that has responsible people who
have taken the necessary steps to anticipate
natural disasters; for this it is important to
maintain the option of CHOICE. This is why,
unlike the “standardised” Urban favoured
by sustainable development, the aim of the © yennefer.1c@gmail.com
resilient Urban is, in particular, to cultivate its
adaptability; “This favours the innovation of

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