Nepal after the earthquake

Caption image above: A mason works on a home in Gatlang village. Source: Irin News For this last post of Continue reading →

Marielle and Hope that Moves

I’m not particularly prone to sentimentality—in terms of emotional depth, I think it’s safe to say that I’m at the Continue reading →

Evolution of Slum Redevelopment Phase 4

Source for the image above: Bangkok’s canals;  Alex Berger/Flickr Over the past few months, I have blogged about the evolution Continue reading →

The missing middle

Image above: Ankeny Row is an urban infill development in SE Portland created by seven retired couples and designed and built Continue reading →

Community Architects Network

Post by Silvia Soonets Looking for other thing, last week I found a very interesting and informative website: http://www.communityarchitectsnetwork.info The Continue reading →

“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 →

Evolution of Slum Redevelopment Part 3

  In the last two blogs, I discussed the Phase 1 and Phase 2 of slum redevelopment policies. In phase Continue reading →