City Changer

For this post, I wanted to quickly share a very interesting initiative from UN Habitat: I encourage you to take a look! There are some quite interesting posts and projects on Continue reading →

BORDER STRADDLING [PART 3] :: NEW SHAPING INFLUENCES [1]

See Part 1- Introduction See Part 2-The urbanization of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez New city shaping influences began to emerge, supplementing the colonial designs, particularly on the US side Continue reading →

Medellin, the most innovative city 2013

Around 2005, Medellín, begun to attract  international eyes for its urban interventions on public space, public equipement and particularly, with regard to ‘slum upgrading (the city’s Metrocable system is one Continue reading →

URBAN STRADDLING :: The urbanization of Ciudad Juarez + El Paso

See Part 1- Introduction As the urbanization of sister cities, such as El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, is extremely interesting – starting with their singular origin to their development as Continue reading →

Medellin’s transformation :: a book

I wanted to share a very interesting link to a book edited by Gerard Martin on the transformation of Medellin. The book is in spanish, but it is quite graphic Continue reading →

URBAN STRADDLING :: US-Mexico border

Part 1- Introduction To begin our 2013 posting series, I want to focus on the urbanization of the US-Mexico border, particularly focusing on sister cities- namely Ciudad Juarez and el Continue reading →

the OTHER

Dear Readers, As the FAVELissues team will be taking a break for the holidays, I wanted to leave you with a pretty funny- yes, mocking- but quite illustrative video on Continue reading →

Isaac and Sandy— a pair not so different to other [Haiti]

For the last 7 months, I have been working in Haiti on a large housing reconstruction and urban rehabilitation project. During this time, I have  had a good chance to Continue reading →

A good recap :: “The urban transformation of Medellin”

Following is a link a to good, quick article on Medellin’s transformation. It nicely resumes and simplifies the situation, as well as compliments the information already present in FAVELissues (on Continue reading →

“Philly Painting”- Favela Painting

For this quick post and video on “Favela Painting” in Philly, I  do not want to comment yet but want to invite others to do so. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (if Continue reading →

GROWTH OF INFORMALITY, ARE WE PREPARED?

Post by Arqui 5 With the increasing growth and expansion of cities, there is increasing global concern. Shlomo Angel, a visiting fellow at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, has produced a Continue reading →

The Politics of Paint: Tirana

Part 1: The Color Scheme As we return from a month break at FAVELissues, I wanted to start this new series of posts with a very short post on an Continue reading →

FAVELissues :: break

It is time for a quick break for our writers- we’ll be back with our regular posting schedule come August 5th. For now, I will leave you with 2 image Continue reading →

Back to Urban Villages :: Kwoloon Walled City

One of the most striking aspects about Hong Kong is the clear tabula rasa approach, making the urban structures in the city not more tan 50 years old.  This tabula Continue reading →

Summer Course :: Urbanismo Social, Medellin

http://www.eafit.edu.co/escueladeverano/cursos/Paginas/modelo-medellin-urbam.asp   

More Definitions :: Informality vs. Informalities

While reading some of the posts from last week, I couldn’t help but ask myself again ‘What is informality?’ The more I learn about the subject, the more difficult it Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 2

AESTHETIZATIONS+GENTRIFICATION “Observers of the contemporary city have described the late capitalist urban condition as characterized by a trend toward the aesthetization, where the primacy of the visual and the centrality Continue reading →

[re]visiting low-income housing :: BUILDING LOCAL WORKSHOP [JUNE 2012]

In many developing countries, current low-income housing strategies prove to be not only inefficient but also unsustainable in their designs, material and construction choices, and are impeded by high costs Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 1

[Skin+Signs]: Upgrading tool driven by aesthetics and imagery. Skins+Signs focuses on minimal interventions, such as the application of paint, ornament, and marketing to the exterior of buildings and structures, attempting Continue reading →

2011 Leftovers :: Floods + Stairs – Part 2

2-La ‘Niña’: too much water? “La maldita ‘Niña‘ ha sido el karma de mi Gobierno” (The darn “Niña’ has been the karma of my government). Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia THE Continue reading →