Delocalization examines a post “urban/city” condition of development along the highway corridor between Delhi and Chandigarh in India. It imagines the process of development as an emergence through the refrain of the local, or its network of interests the localities (understood as not just static but also mobile). These ...

In Berlin, a battle rages over urban space between the rights of private property and the use-rights of occupants. In recent years Berlin, attempting to market itself as a vibrant city of art and culture, has sold much of its land along the Spree riverfront to global developers and mega corporations, leading to the forced ...

This thesis proposes the implementation of an urban strategy for Havana's El Vedado neighborhood post US trade embargo. This urban strategy promotes political, physical and social connection between the US and Cuba. Politically, the thesis examines a post US trade embargo Cuba. Drawing from the complex relationship between ...

American suburbs are ubiquitous and complex places. They are dynamic and evolving, and popular conceptions of them don't necessarily match reality. Much of this evolution is due to dramatic demographic shifts that have amplified during the past decade. Suburban spatial form does not reflect the diverse needs of changing ...

American suburbs are ubiquitous and complex places. They are dynamic and evolving, and popular conceptions of them don't necessarily match reality. Much of this evolution is due to dramatic demographic shifts that have amplified during the past decade. Suburban spatial form does not reflect the diverse needs of changing ...

Hong Kong is densely populated by 7.2 million people and its prolonging housing epidemic is severe as ever. The housing problem is linked to; imbalance of supply/demand, deterioration of affordability, changing demographics, and lack of suitable land. As a result, this creates the lack of adequate and affordable housing for ...

How can we become a progressive culture when we can not bear the thought of tearing our buildings down? Is our desire for permanence our greatest weakness? The architecture industry is slowly coming to terms with the future of buildings being designated ten or fifteen year buildings. What does this mean to the modern designer? ...

The sharing economy is a new economic model of resource sharing and distribution. With an exponential growth in value in the past ten years, it is becoming a major part of the global economy. The impact of the sharing economy extends beyond economic structures and public policies. Based on current literature, it is concluded ...

As a physical edge, urban waterfronts have historically provided both margins and thresholds between cities and nature. As the foundation of transportation, trade, and industry, America’s ports led to growth and prosperity along its waterways. However, as further settlement and industrialization spread through the United ...

Informal settlements, also known as slums, favelas and barrios have become ubiquitous in developing countries’ cities. These areas are usually described as places of poverty, squalor, and uncleanliness. To many, they are places that need to be xed, improved or removed from the city. The impoverished, di cult life of slum ...