Yesterday, Rwanda’s first students to graduate with an architecture degree celebrated their graduation ceremony at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). As one of our former students, Nerea…
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One year old, 130,000 inhabitants, and counting. The Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian desert is now home to a large portion of the 2 million Syrian refugees fleeing from…
Though the inadequate conditions of many slums today pose health and safety threats to millions of slumdwellers around the world, architects today recognize the lessons to be learned when it…
For those of you interested in emerging and alternative approaches to urban planning in Latin American cities, there is still a week left to submit an abstract for a Call…
In case you missed its official release last month, make sure to check out the 2011 Latrobe Prize Report, a study titled Public Interest Practices in Architecture published by a group…
As David Satterthwaite, UCL professor and senior fellow at IIED’s Human settlements group, explained at TEDxHamburg City 2.0, “After 60 years of aid, 1 in 7 in the world lives in…
If you’re in Barcelona and are curious about our program or simply interested in cooperation, emergency and sustainable urban development issues, come join us next week on the 17th &…
Improving quality of life in informal settlements is a complex issue that goes beyond just providing adequate housing. In her final post reporting from her internship with SPARC, our student…
There’s always a first time for everything and in this line of work, it may not be pleasant, but it is certainly rewarding. Our student Tara Whelan tells about her…
Housing policies sometimes result in obstacles rather than solutions to development issues like affordable housing. Our student Tara Whelan, currently interning with SPARC in Mumbai explains how some of the…