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 →

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 →

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 →

Conviviality

  After some swift research today into the academic discourse on conviviality particularly in relation to cities, I am eager Continue reading →