Upgrading informality. There is an ideal “dosage”?

Right now in Venezuela there isn’t any official upgrading policy, and the living conditions in our informal neighborhoods are worse Continue reading →

Ciudad Completa

After several events, the first of those reported in a previous post, last Saturday was the final chapter of “Caracas, Continue reading →

La estructura social como garante del desarrollo progresivo en el barrio venezolano

El desarrollo progresivo de los asentamientos informales venezolanos se debe en gran medida a las estructuras organizativas que surgieron de Continue reading →

A Journey from Petare to Dharavi

A year ago, as part of a design studio course in the Universidad Simón Bolívar I had the opportunity to Continue reading →

Integration in process

Last Saturday was the first of a series of events aiming to explore the possibilities on integrate the informal settlements Continue reading →

Learning from informality

Recently, at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas we have had two different experiences in the Architectural Design Studio, using the Continue reading →

The Help-Yourself City

I am reading a really interesting book by Gordon Douglas: “The Help-Yourself City: Legitimacy and Inequality in DIY Urbanism .“ Continue reading →

AICA, the workshop

Post by Silvia Soonets Few weeks ago I was invited, along with other professionals with experience in informal settlements, young Continue reading →