SIGUS: Special Interest Group in Urban Settlement

Massachussetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning

Kingston, Jamaica, 1993

Workshop Type:

City:
Kingston
Country:
Jamaica
Year:
1993
Jamaica-1993

 

“Something is Happening in Southside”

The Jamaica workshop targeted a very low income marginal community in Kingston, the capital city. The Southside community is located in a prized expansion zone of a revitalizing downtown. How does one balance development with community? The host was the Caribbean School of Architecture at the College of Arts, Science, and Technology, Kingston.

Summary of the Workshop

This Program addresses issues at the community level, focused on the vulnerable income groups which comprise the majority. It is organized around a 2-week field workshop supported by background preparatory work.