The bicycle uprising in cities 

Forty years ago, a group of citizens in Bogotá invaded the streets with bicycles. This citizen initiative was the beginning Continue reading →

Why loiter?

Why Loiter? (1)  I love to loiter (being in a public space without a purpose) but instead I often find Continue reading →

Social Mobility and Inclusion – Can architectural and urban interventions help improve it?

Poverty and exclusion are two of the major issues that politicians – but more importantly in the context of this Continue reading →

Creativity is the medicine to move from ideas to action

Today in cities around the world people are mobilizing ideas to foster change. From the “indignados” in Madrid, to the Continue reading →

On The Architecture of Recent Urban Interventions [In Informal Settlements]

Named by the Urban Land Institute as the Most Innovative city of 2013 and hosting the UN Habitat’s World Urban Continue reading →

WUF + break

Dear readers, This will be the last post of the summer- we will continue with our posting schedule come September. 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 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. Continue reading →