David Gouverneur, a Landscape Architecture professor at PennDesign in Philadelphia, has spent much time and energy exploring the problems, possibilities and characteristics of informal settlements (as discussed a few days ago). His research has focused on preemptive design of areas of city expansion, in contrast to retroactive improvement of informal settlements, sometimes called "acupunctural" interventions.... Continue Reading →
This past semester focused on growth in Colombia's second largest city of Medellin, surrounded by steep hillsides and facing the serious task of finding safe and equitable housing for its poorest residents. The city has about 2.5 million residents with another million living nearby in the Aburra Valley. The city lies in a river valley,... Continue Reading →
A quick hello if you have stumbled upon this page. My name is Adam and I am an architecture student completing a Masters in Architecture at PennDesign. With any luck this blog will be updated daily with small parts of a portfolio of my work, in addition to writings or reflections or photos or drawings.... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 