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Papers by Marga Jann

Research paper thumbnail of Revamping Architectural Education: Ethics, Social Service, and Innovation

This paper explores architectural education within North America, Europe, and, briefly, in primar... more This paper explores architectural education within North America, Europe, and, briefly, in primarily former British colonies (originally involved with the RIBA and now the Commonwealth Association of Architects), while investigating contemporary calls for a restructuring of existing curricula in response to current unemployment statistics and perceived poor employment experience in the field of conventional commercial architecture for our youth. A focus on ethics (both personal and professional) and innovative teaching/research methodologies, in conjunction with expanded service venues, is espoused under the umbrella of a DArch (Doctor of Architecture), with a concentration on design and development rather than history, and an emphasis on a pan-disciplinary, social-service internship approach using live projects. The paper then advocates a radical suggestion to transform the three-year MArch and its various equivalents (e.g. the British Diploma/Part II and III) into an Architecture Doctorate (taught DArch), both retroactively and into the future, along the lines of what lawyers have done in transforming their LLM's into JD's (at the international level and retroactively), setting the groundwork for implementation building on progressive models. Variations on the theme include translating the British Part II into a MPhil in Environmental Design and the North American BArch into a MArch.

Research paper thumbnail of Philanthropic Architecture

Journal of Architectural Education, May 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Monograph

MonographThe four arenas of architectural and design education explored in this paper are Sri Lan... more MonographThe four arenas of architectural and design education explored in this paper are Sri Lanka, Korea, Cyprus, and Uganda, each of which graciously welcomed the author's teaching and research for a year or so as Visiting Professor. The study attempts to pave the way for further exhaustive international exchange and cooperation in the design arts towards long-term poverty reduction and sustainable development, with a focus on challenges and recommendations for "visiting" design critics.This work was sponsored in part by the Fulbright Scholar Program for University-College Faculty and Professionals (CIES), the Cambridge Centre of African Studies, and the Cambridge Centre of Development Studies, with support from Wolfson College in 2011-2012 as a Visiting Scholar

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges and Recommendations for ‘Visitors’ Teaching Design in the Developing World towards Sustainable Equitable Futures: Four Divided Nations

Research paper thumbnail of Architectural Academic Tourism: Saudi Chronicles or Social Mobility for Women through Architectural Design and Education in Saudi Arabia

Research paper thumbnail of A Socio-Cultural Interpretation of Bahamian Urban Architecture and Artifact

Research paper thumbnail of The Architect: Four Countries Four Faces

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Family Voices: Shelter Needs in Iraqi Kurdistan

International Migration

The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and hum... more The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and humanitarian organizations. However, official narratives do not include the "voices" of those directly affected by inadequate shelter: the refugee families themselves. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to understand the shelter issues experienced by 53 refugee families in Iraqi Kurdistan. Refugee families disclosed seven common shelter problems: water infiltration , lack of public services and schools, inadequate access to water, poor roads, extreme temperatures , need for larger living space and erratic electricity. These families faced an average of three shelter issues, with some dealing with up to five problems at the same time. Families with the highest concentration of shelter issues had higher occurrences of water infiltration, inadequate access to water, extreme temperatures and need for larger living space. The evidence suggests that refugee families are living in worse conditions than those outlined in official narratives.

Research paper thumbnail of Philanthropic Architecture: Nongovernmental Development Projects in Latin America

Journal of Architectural Education, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Family Voices: Shelter Needs in Iraqi Kurdistan

International Migration, 2020

The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and hum... more The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and humanitarian organizations. However, official narratives do not include the "voices" of those directly affected by inadequate shelter: the refugee families themselves. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to understand the shelter issues experienced by 53 refugee families in Iraqi Kurdistan. Refugee families disclosed seven common shelter problems: water infiltration , lack of public services and schools, inadequate access to water, poor roads, extreme temperatures , need for larger living space and erratic electricity. These families faced an average of three shelter issues, with some dealing with up to five problems at the same time. Families with the highest concentration of shelter issues had higher occurrences of water infiltration, inadequate access to water, extreme temperatures and need for larger living space. The evidence suggests that refugee families are living in worse conditions than those outlined in official narratives.

Research paper thumbnail of Revamping Architectural Education: Ethics, Social Service, and Innovation

This paper explores architectural education within North America, Europe, and, briefly, in primar... more This paper explores architectural education within North America, Europe, and, briefly, in primarily former British colonies (originally involved with the RIBA and now the Commonwealth Association of Architects), while investigating contemporary calls for a restructuring of existing curricula in response to current unemployment statistics and perceived poor employment experience in the field of conventional commercial architecture for our youth. A focus on ethics (both personal and professional) and innovative teaching/research methodologies, in conjunction with expanded service venues, is espoused under the umbrella of a DArch (Doctor of Architecture), with a concentration on design and development rather than history, and an emphasis on a pan-disciplinary, social-service internship approach using live projects. The paper then advocates a radical suggestion to transform the three-year MArch and its various equivalents (e.g. the British Diploma/Part II and III) into an Architecture Doctorate (taught DArch), both retroactively and into the future, along the lines of what lawyers have done in transforming their LLM's into JD's (at the international level and retroactively), setting the groundwork for implementation building on progressive models. Variations on the theme include translating the British Part II into a MPhil in Environmental Design and the North American BArch into a MArch.

Research paper thumbnail of Philanthropic Architecture

Journal of Architectural Education, May 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Monograph

MonographThe four arenas of architectural and design education explored in this paper are Sri Lan... more MonographThe four arenas of architectural and design education explored in this paper are Sri Lanka, Korea, Cyprus, and Uganda, each of which graciously welcomed the author's teaching and research for a year or so as Visiting Professor. The study attempts to pave the way for further exhaustive international exchange and cooperation in the design arts towards long-term poverty reduction and sustainable development, with a focus on challenges and recommendations for "visiting" design critics.This work was sponsored in part by the Fulbright Scholar Program for University-College Faculty and Professionals (CIES), the Cambridge Centre of African Studies, and the Cambridge Centre of Development Studies, with support from Wolfson College in 2011-2012 as a Visiting Scholar

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges and Recommendations for ‘Visitors’ Teaching Design in the Developing World towards Sustainable Equitable Futures: Four Divided Nations

Research paper thumbnail of Architectural Academic Tourism: Saudi Chronicles or Social Mobility for Women through Architectural Design and Education in Saudi Arabia

Research paper thumbnail of A Socio-Cultural Interpretation of Bahamian Urban Architecture and Artifact

Research paper thumbnail of The Architect: Four Countries Four Faces

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Family Voices: Shelter Needs in Iraqi Kurdistan

International Migration

The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and hum... more The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and humanitarian organizations. However, official narratives do not include the "voices" of those directly affected by inadequate shelter: the refugee families themselves. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to understand the shelter issues experienced by 53 refugee families in Iraqi Kurdistan. Refugee families disclosed seven common shelter problems: water infiltration , lack of public services and schools, inadequate access to water, poor roads, extreme temperatures , need for larger living space and erratic electricity. These families faced an average of three shelter issues, with some dealing with up to five problems at the same time. Families with the highest concentration of shelter issues had higher occurrences of water infiltration, inadequate access to water, extreme temperatures and need for larger living space. The evidence suggests that refugee families are living in worse conditions than those outlined in official narratives.

Research paper thumbnail of Philanthropic Architecture: Nongovernmental Development Projects in Latin America

Journal of Architectural Education, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Family Voices: Shelter Needs in Iraqi Kurdistan

International Migration, 2020

The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and hum... more The shelter needs of refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan have been documented by local government and humanitarian organizations. However, official narratives do not include the "voices" of those directly affected by inadequate shelter: the refugee families themselves. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to understand the shelter issues experienced by 53 refugee families in Iraqi Kurdistan. Refugee families disclosed seven common shelter problems: water infiltration , lack of public services and schools, inadequate access to water, poor roads, extreme temperatures , need for larger living space and erratic electricity. These families faced an average of three shelter issues, with some dealing with up to five problems at the same time. Families with the highest concentration of shelter issues had higher occurrences of water infiltration, inadequate access to water, extreme temperatures and need for larger living space. The evidence suggests that refugee families are living in worse conditions than those outlined in official narratives.