ABSTRACT

Northern Ireland has a complex urbanism with multilayered socio-spatial politics. In this environment, issues of communication, self-representation and expression of identity are central to the experience of urban space and architecture where the dichotomy of division and shared living are spatially exercised in everyday life. Unlike other studies in the area, this book focuses on the everyday experiences of local communities in both public and private spheres - issues of ‘shareness’ - challenging conventional approaches to divided cities. The book aims to layer its narratives of architectural and social developments as an urban experience in post-conflict settings over the past two decades.

part I|60 pages

The making of the Irish condition

part II|89 pages

Architecture and spatial memory in rural and urban environments

part III|90 pages

Understanding spatial practice and planning in divided cities

chapter 8|13 pages

Landscape of difference

Encounters of contact, segregation, and urban justice in Derry/Londonderry

chapter 9|19 pages

Intertextual spaces

Young people’s memories of segregation in Derry

chapter |4 pages

Coda

What lies ahead?