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…
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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…
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…
Though Hurricane Sandy made most of the headlines as it unleashed its wrath on the U.S. east coast, it left plenty of casualties and damage on its way there. Now…
Tomorrow students will be making their first site visit to Ciutat Meridiana, a peripheral neighborhood of Barcelona and the subject of their first workshop in the masters course. The focus…
We are proud to announce that our master’s co-director Carmen Mendoza will be speaking at he Cities to be Tamed? conference at Politecnico di Milano from 15th to 17th of…
Though Dharavi is the most talked about slum in Mumbai, it is not the most neglected. Here is a glance into one of the city’s most forgotten and poverty-striken settlements,…
The Curry Stone Design Prize awards talented designers who “harness their ingenuity and craft for social good.” This year, in honor of the fifth anniversary of the Prize, the five…
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