Hot Showers for the Homeless?
iterative research process, designing a proto-architectural molecularly in-spired micro-bamboo system, followed by some case-study examples of ac-tualized instantiations of the system at scale.
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Canaima School, an oasis in La Vega
I cannot believe I have never written here about Canaima School. Maybe it is because something so beautiful do not 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
Urban Informality, the New Orientalism?
(1) Part I, rough ideas: In a scholar sense we use the term “urban informality” to name the peripherical fabric 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
Informality in Iran, a review [part 2]
Related post: Part 1. Part 2. The ambiguity of Post-revolution Development Policies In 1979, the new Iranian government was trying Continue reading
Informality in Iran, a review [part 1.]
Guest post by Sepehr Zhand Iran is a major developing country consisting of more than 75 million people. The country’s Continue reading
a blog for CABA
Post by Silvia Soonets Some weeks ago we published a review for a new book: CABA, Cartography of Caracas’s Barrios. The Continue reading
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