How architects can collaborate with communities in the creation of a more meaningful civic architecture a users guideAs community becomes a more dominant paradigm in how architecture is produced more people become involved in its creation. This implies a change in the role of the architect from being an individual author to a facilitator from being an independent expert to establishing and managing collaboration.With a wealth of detailed analysis and clear welldesigned graphics this volume offers practical tools for a truly collaborative architecture that is based on analysis management data collection and design. AvillaRoyo demonstrates how the architectural project becomes an instrument for citizen involvement in decisionmaking and how citizen involvement offers an exciting opportunity to improve the design and everyday uses of architecture.Ral AvillaRoyo born 1987 is a Spanish architect and lecturer at the Barcelona School of Architecture ETSAB and the Architectural Association AA in London.