Description

The construction sector, despite being a vast and fragmented industry that is typically difficult to control, became an increasingly important object of regulation over the past two centuries. Because of its major impact on people’s health and safety, on the use of resources and materials, as well as on the shape and layout of the urban fabric—to name only a few—governments have had a major stake in the regulation of construction activities. Especially since the 19th and 20th centuries, local, national and supranational governments therefore increasingly attempted to interfere in and regulate the ways in which the built environment came about. In this process, although increasing global and colonial interactions produced internationally similar legislation, adaptations to locally different building cultures and socio-environmental conditions remained necessary. By looking into the different nature of local building and plumbing codes, the regulation of demolition works, and interactions with courts and legal experts, this research seminar provides a varied perspective on how building policies, laws and regulations took shape across the globe. The underlying goal is to probe and compare who were the actors involved in the drafting of these rules, what their goals and motives were, and how these rules were issued and enforced.
Periode14 jun 2024
EvenementstypeSeminar
LocatieBrussels, Belgium
Mate van erkenningInternational