“The slums of Tijuana can teach a lot to the sprawl of San Diego” Architect and urbanist Teddy Cruz looks for clues to the ‘city of the future’ in the…
Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) is an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design related to contemporary architecture and urbanism. One of their most well-known projects is the Caracas Metrocable…
“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?”…
“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…
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…
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…
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?…
The Aga Khan Foundation has announced a shortlist of 20 projects nominated for its 2013 architecture award. Projects include from traditional bamboo constructions and cultural restorations by local professionals to…