Gender and space and feminist architecture have always played a crucial role in our program. In a recent article to celebrate Women’s Day, our director Carmen Mendoza Arroyo explains that…
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Next week our codirector Sandra Bestraten and in-house professor Emilio Hormias are leading the last workshop of the course, which focuses on low-tech architecture in development. In the spirit of…
From time to time we like to share some of the knowledge made available to our students throughout our course in the form of recommended readings from our guest professors,…
Before delving into the specifics of topics covered in our program such as emergency shelter or slum upgrading, it’s important to look at the big picture. How does the practice…
You would be hard-pressed to find an architect or urban planner who doesn’t have at least a handful of these titles resting proudly on their bookshelf. After all, when it…
Summer is a great time to catch up on good reads. For those interested in socially-oriented architecture, urbanism and design, we’ve put together a roundup of recent publications recommended by…
TV Interview with Isabelle Anguelovski on environmental justice for the development of neighborhoods
Environmental justice, as studied in a variety of disciplines, is most often associated with addressing a certain population’s disproportionate exposure to pollution, contamination, and toxic sites. But environmental justice is…
The photobook “Landscapes of pressure — Paisajes de presión” by Kathrin Golda-Pongratz opens up a new perspective onto the landscapes exposed to pressure by the Eurovegas project in Spain, showing…
The field of development-oriented architecture and design is a young yet booming area of practice, fueled by an increasing awareness of global problems and the drive to solve them through…