“Does the current architecture and organisational mix really help to eliminate the ‘silent’ disasters and the everyday risks that now form a major part of how we understand disaster impacts?”…
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“In 2010, the UN estimated that 830 million people lived in slums worldwide, and predicted the number to rise to 900 million by 2020. In Latin America, almost 80% of…
This year’s field trip to Medellín made headlines in local media thanks to its collaboration between academia, government and local community and its efforts to stir a debate on the…
If you’re looking for an intensive course to build your knowledge and skills as a designer in promoting spatial justice, the DPU summerLab initiative might be for you. The series…
The Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design (FAED) in the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Rwanda has launched an open international competition to design a prototype for…
“If design in the 20th century gave us the democratization of consumption, design in the 21st century has given us the democratization of production.” In one of this year’s most…
Prospective students will be excited to know that our line-up of visiting professors for the 2013-14 edition of the masters course features new faculty member Nabeel Hamdi, a renowned architect…
As they announced back when they released their first Public Interest Design 100, a global edition would follow representing 100 individuals and teams from across the globe, working at the…
The flourishing capital of Mongolia is brimming with opportunities as it faces the challenge to improve the living conditions of slum dwellers affected by the severe Mongolian winter. Our student…
What is the Architect’s role in the design process? How does donor money influence a project’s design? What is the role of the donor? – the government? – the client?…
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