“Slumming”, slum tourism article

Caption for image above: “Manila is home to hundreds of slums. Smokey Tours visits the Baseco neighborhood, where informal settlers Continue reading →

Architecture of Remittances

Image above: arquitecturadelasremesas.blogspot.com In 2010, the Museum of Art of El Salvador ran an exhibit showcasing the structures resulting from Continue reading →

HIDDEN CITY:: Part 7- current alley regulations >>Advances

Above: Blagden alley. Source: internet Previous DC alley posts HERE Having already cited some of the history and potentials of Continue reading →

Olympics revisited – Rio’s Morro da Providencia

For this next post, I want to revisit the oldest favela in Rio de Janeiro- Morro da Providencia- a favela Continue reading →

DC’s Hidden City:: Part 6- Alley Vision + Recommendations  

Back to DC’s alleys… check out some of the previous posts HERE Having presented the history, typologies, DC context, precedents Continue reading →

LES GRANDS ENSEMBLES, a social housing dystopia?

To start off the year, I want to share some surprising social housing sites on the suburbs on Paris. Built Continue reading →

DC’s Hidden City:: Part 5- Looking ahead

Alleys as the new alternative Before looking at particular recommendations for DC’s alleys, I want to continue the post on Continue reading →

Gondolas+cable cars+telesféricos

Image above: Medellín’ s Cable in the Comunas 1 and 2; source: Albeiro Lopera I wanted to share an article by Continue reading →