Our course this year places a special emphasis on urban upgrading in both developed and developing contexts, in particular Medellín, Colombia, destination of our field trip where students will be…
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“Urban self-organization is a powerful dynamic that ought to be of more interest (and use) to urban designers, planners and other actors.” In his recent article on Urban Acupuncture in…
The 22nd and 23rd of November, various architects and experts in traditional construction techniques from places like Colombia and the Spanish island of Mallorca will be talking about the use…
This week our students paid a visit to La Mina neighborhood in Barcelona, an example of urban renewal that serves as a case study for their current project to improve…
Much of the Spanish economy was put on hold today as it joined other European countries in a general strike. In the past few weeks, Spain’s economic crisis has been…
Our masters course places a strong emphasis on citizen participation and community-led urban planning. Informal laborers often go overlooked yet play a crucial role in the growth of cities around…
Spain’s eviction crisis made the headlines in today’s New York Times, which reported the wave of evictions that reach up to 500 a day and total half a million since…
A debate held at the House of Commons in London on November 19th will gather experts in the field of development to talk about Rebuilding Zimbabwe: Does China offer a…
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In a remote valley of the Nepalese Himalaya, former student Sonam Lama is making sure that ancient architectural landmarks remain intact in the face of modernization. Amidst constant headlines of…