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…
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…
Design Indaba recently posted several conference videos from the AZA2012 Biennale in Capetown South Africa and their own Design Indaba Conference 2012 dealing with architecture in developing contexts. Here is…
Looking for work as an architect in the field of development? The NGO CARE International has posted a vacancy for an emergency shelter team leader based out of their London…
Over the last decade, we’ve seen the rapid rise of online architecture magazines devoted to showcasing the crisp IwanBaan-esque photographs of contemporary buildings and stylish interiors that marked the starchitecture…
At the Venice Biennale this past summer, post-disaster reconstruction in Japan after the Tohoku earthquake was one of the major themes. The Japanese Pavilion showcased a series of projects by…
Shortly after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011, we heard about Shigeru Ban’s plan to build a multi-storey temporary housing in Onagawa. Completed nearly 9…
The world’s largest architectural award just got bigger. The Aga Kahn Foundation has announced a doubling of its prize to US$ 1 million. Given every three years in reward for…