Of
the
thesis
entitled: Arguments
in
the
Streets
Became More
Frequent
Abstract:
Our contemporary
societal
condition
is
comprised
of
an
involuntary
association
of humans
to
a
system
which
prioritizes
Authoritarianism,
hierarchy,
and capitalism.
In
other
words
this
system
supports
a
systemic
or
enforced inequality which
favours
and
rewards
the
privileged
few
and
disenfranchises
and criminalizes
the
marginalized
many.
Architecture
is
complicit
in
this condition.
This
being
said,
I
am
motivated
to
change
the
way
architecture operates.
The
best way
to
change
the
praxis
of
architecture
to
better
address this
negative
condition
is
through
the
development
of
an
anarchist architectural/spatial
practice.
This
anarchist
architecture
is
intended
to
be revolutionary
as
well
as
constructive and
pragmatic.
Anarchist
architecture seeks
to
subvert
the
complicity
of
architecture
to
the
above
condition
and strives
to
affect
positive
social
change
through
a
multiplicity
of
tactics.
Using Toronto
as
a
subject,
this
thesis
is
an
experiment
in
a
constructive
anarchist architectural
praxis
which
manifests
itself
through
the
craft
of
archiving, critical
détournement,
and
the
development
of
new
spatial
conditions.
Supervisor:
Committee Members:
Adrian Blackwell, University of Waterloo
Anne Bordeleau, University of Waterloo
Marie-Paule
Macdonald,
University of
Waterloo
External Reader:
Scott Sorli
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Wednesday
September
14,
2016
11:30AM
BRIDGE
Centre
for
Architecture
+
Design
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.