The Case Studies in Contemporary Urbansim, Landscape Architecture and Design had an exit essay of sorts, which I wrote this time last year. A portion is represented here: One of the most important lessons offered in this course is that urbanism is a study of four dimensions, not simply three. We covered a few examples of... Continue Reading →
During our trip last week we were able to walk through "Dhaka's biggest slum Korail Bosti", a settlement of mostly one to two story tin and timer structures backed tight together. There was a large bazaar in the center of the neighborhood, large enough to suggest that people commute in to do shopping. Our walk... Continue Reading →
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 →
Adam Achrati 