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Explores how spatial justice shapes equitable, empowering, and inclusive experiences In an era increasingly defined by questions of equity and inclusion, Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the Built Environment? offers a vital, global interrogation of how architecture and planning impact the lived experiences of marginalized communities. Edited by Adnan Zillur Morshed, this timely volume brings together contributions from 33 leading thinkers and practitioners—architects, planners, scholars, and academics—who reflect on the ethical and philosophical responsibilities of those who shape space. Rather than offering simplistic answers or prescriptive solutions, this book explores the complex and often contradictory ways justice is interpreted and enacted through space. The essays examine built projects from around the world to ask whether design can foster dignity, hope, and community empowerment—and how design education must evolve to foreground these values. The contributing authors grapple with the mechanisms through which spatial practices can exclude, disempower, or uplift, addressing topics ranging from justice in the city to the politics of community engagement. Throughout the book, the essays advance a critical pedagogy of design—one that scrutinizes how space organizes power and shapes human possibility. Contributors (in alphabetical order): Annmarie Adams Esra Akcan Glenn Albrecht Thomas Barrie Tom Beaudoin Bryan Bell Julio Bermudez Prem Chandavarkar Howard Davis Kim Dovey Andrew Freear Tammy Gaber Megan Gee Iqbal Habib Adam Hart Aseem Inam Kathleen James-Chakraborty Mark Jarzombek Khondaker Hasibul Kabir Pamela Karimi Fernando Lara Yasmeen Lari Paco Mejias Villatoro Jason Montgomery Donghwan Moon Adnan Zillur Morshed Dahlia Nduom Susan Piedmont-Palladino Sharon Prince Katie Swenson Marina Tabassum Diane Rhyu Taylor Junjie Xi

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Author:   Adnan Morshed (Catholic University of America)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:  

9781394294664

ISBN 10:   1394294662
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   05 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

About the Editor List of contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Problem of (In)Justice in the Built Environment Adnan Z. Morshed Chapter 1. Theorizing Spatial (In)Justice 1. Working Through Injustice Mark Jarzombek 2. Human Rights and Everyday Space Prem Chandavarkar 3. Architecture, Power, and Spatial Justice Kim Dovey Chapter 2. Right to Space 1. Right-to-Truth and Transitional Justice in Urban Space Esra Akcan 2. Two Blocks, Two Cities: Critical Points Susan Piedmont-Palladino 3. Gender and Geometry of Power: Rehearsing Spatial Justice in Tehran Pamela Karimi Chapter 3. Urbanity of Justice 1. From the Bottom-Up: Gillet Square in London Howard Davis and Adam Hart 2. Favelas as Sites of Resistance Fernando Lara 3. Frontstage / Backstage in Las Vegas: A Metaphorical Approach Towards Understanding Spatial Inequality in the Contemporary City Aseem Inam 4. Reclaiming the Public Realm: Designing American Cities for Urban Wellbeing Jason Montgomery Chapter 4. Community Engagement as Spatial Justice 1. Specializing in Public Interest Design to Achieve Spatial Justice Bryan Bell with Devesh Balakrishnan, Emma DeMagistris, and Miraz Reza 2. In Conversation with Architect Andrew Freear 3. From Ideas to Impact: Architecture as a Tool for Equity Katie Swenson 4. Co-Creating Resilient Landscapes in the Rohingya Refugee Response Diane Rhyu Taylor and Khondaker Hasibul Kabir 5. Justice for the land of Maya Donghwan Moon Chapter 5. Spatializing Justice 1. Hide and Seek: Indigenous Remains and Canadian Institutional Architecture Annmarie Adams 2. The Belgian Friendship Building at Virginia Union University Kathleen James-Chakraborty 3. Spatializing Freedom as Justice Adnan Zillur Morshed Chapter 6. Symbiocene as Justice 1. In Conversation with Environmental Philosopher Glenn Albrecht 2. Transforming the Built Environment through Ethical Sourcing Sharon Prince 3. In Conversation with Architect Marina Tabassum 4. The Rivers That Bind Us Iqbal Habib with Rubana Huq and Shadman Iqbal Chapter 7. Justice in Sacred Space 1. Spatial Justice and Spirituality    Julio Bermudez, Thomas Barrie, and Tom Beaudoin 2. Designing “Gendered” Worship Spaces is an Accessibility and Justice Issue Tammy Gaber Chapter 8. Spatial Justice Literacy 1. When the State Fails to Rehabilitate Destitute Communities Yasmeen Lari 2. The Ambiguities of Spatial Justice: Understanding Macro and Micropolitics in Informal Settlements Francisco Mejias Villatoro and Junjie Xi 3. Flattened Earth Society: How Map Makers Transform Our Society Megan Gee 4. Climate Change, Health, and Housing: Design Frameworks for Justice and Repair Dahlia Nduom Index

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Adnan Zillur Morshed is an architect, architectural historian, urban theorist, and professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at The Catholic University of America. He is the Founder-Director of the Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism (Ci+AU) at BRAC University, a Fulbright Specialist (2021–2025), and a TEDx speaker. His publications and research focus on global architectural history, spatial justice, histories of water and the built environment, ecological urbanism, and urban poverty. Morshed is the author of multiple books, including Impossible Heights: Skyscrapers, Flight, and the Master Builder (University Minnesota Press, 2015), DAC: Dhaka in Twenty-Five Buildings (Altrim Publishers, 2017), and Dhaka Delirium (Altrim Publishers, 2023), has held fellowships at the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and was featured in the documentary Louis Kahn’s Tiger City.

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