Designing new resilient urban environments

Designing new resilient urban environments

This ILAUD workshop will take place in Milan, in particular examining the problems that arise while designing and building new settlements, together with different patterns of daily-life,  possible pathologies, the transformation of the way of working and socializing. The workshop will offer opportunities to develop design approaches which grant real flexibility and adaptability. The workshop…

The impact of climate change on informal built  environments

The impact of climate change on informal built environments

The Rio laboratory is envisaged as an opportunity to identify the many different problems an area where informal housing and formal infrastructure services coexist will face as a result of climate change. It makes possible to understand how to operate in “spontaneous” urban fabrics that over time have consolidated, but nevertheless still have substantial original…

The role of the informal sector in formal urban systems

The role of the informal sector in formal urban systems

In Addis Ababa, the workshop will be centred on Merkato, the huge outdoor market in the heart of the city, where traditional products and activities compete with contemporary commercial organizations. Given its centrality, Merkato is also under real estate pressure. The analysis of this unique functional, economic, and cultural mix allows to assess the validity…