Our house: Walter Segal and the emancipatory building site

STRANGE, HUGH (2024) Our house: Walter Segal and the emancipatory building site. Production Studies Series . TF/TK (Translating Ferro / Transforming Knowledges of Architecture, Design and Labour for the New Field of Production Studies, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. ISBN 978-1-7390913-1-6

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Abstract

This text explores how Architect Walter Segal developed a form of timber frame construction of great simplicity and low cost that facilitated self-build construction. The research followd Segal's development from his own temporary house, through a series of private houses, to community self-build projects. It suggests the reconfiguration of roles and relationships between designer, client and builder here has wider implication for the construction industry, in turn offering the building site as a location with potential for new forms of agency and empowerment.

Item Type:	Book
Sustainable Development Goals:	Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Additional Information:	The publication was funder by AHRC-FAPESP, while the research itself was supported by AHO, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
Keywords:	Self-Build / Agency / Building Site
Divisions:	School of the Built Environment > Research
Depositing User:	H Strange
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2026 12:18
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2026 12:18
URI:	https://ube.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/240

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