Theory
Decolonising Space
Explore in the Atlas →A spatial-political practice of dismantling, reusing and reimagining the architecture of colonial occupation. Rather than demolishing or perpetuating colonial infrastructure, it seeks a "third way" — profaning and re-inhabiting the tools of oppression — treating decolonisation as an ongoing, propositional and critical spatial process.
Power Collectivity Settlement
Details
- Introduced
- 2007
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- relates to Spatial Justice
Referenced by
- Alessandro Petti proposed
- Sandi Hilal proposed
- Eyal Weizman proposed
Sources
- Eyal Weizman. Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation. Verso, 2007.
- Sandi Hilal, Alessandro Petti, Eyal Weizman (DAAR). Architecture after Revolution. Sternberg Press, 2013.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Decolonising Space." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/decolonising-space/. Accessed July 17, 2026.