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Designed as a comprehensive resource on spatial thinking, experimental pedagogy, and academic practices, this archive serves as a record for reference and critical analysis. 

More than a traditional institutional repository, it is envisioned as an "Archive of Ideas," structured to mirror the conceptual and intellectual framework of SEA. The platform captures specific engagements, explorations, and pedagogical reorientations, expressing the school's distinct set of practices constituted by its students and teachers. 

The collection encompasses intellectual articulations—from course books and objectives to studio briefs and lectures—alongside a  documentation of student work, field studies, and thesis projects. Through this structure, the archive navigates complex inquiries into typologies, ontologies, and genealogies, while exploring themes of environment, urbanisation, futures, and ethics. It serves as a space for rethinking geographies and histories of type, offering the school's co-learning experiments and its ongoing articulation of space and form.


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The productive lives of elderly women

Types, Limits and Affordances
Prachi Shah, 2024


 This thesis delves into the ways in which elderly women in dense urban contexts adapt their homes to accommodate entrepreneurial ventures. By focusing on women operating small home-based businesses, the study explores how these spaces evolve to meet the dual demands of family life and economic activity. It investigates the spatial and social implications of these transformations, particularly as they relate to the experiences of ageing women.

The study also examines the socio-organisational networks that these women activate to support their entrepreneurial endeavours. These networks, comprising family members, customers, and helpers, play a crucial role in shaping the success of their businesses and reshaping household roles and relationships. By analysing the interactions within these networks, the research sheds light on how social relationships can facilitate or hinder women’s entrepreneurial pursuits and how these activities can contribute to the social fabric of the community.

The spatial reconfiguration of their homes reflects not only a functional shift but also a transformation in daily routines, family dynamics, and spatial hierarchies within the household. By engaging in entrepreneurial activities, these elderly women challenge conventional narratives of ageing and retirement, demonstrating that the home can be a site of productivity and economic engagement, extending beyond its traditional cartographic boundaries.

The study thus underscores the importance of a nuanced understanding of the interplay between architecture, ageing, productivity, and social relationships. By highlighting the resilience and agency of these women, the study contributes to a broader understanding of the diverse ways in which ageing can be experienced and lived.




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Public as assemblage in Sharjah

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