Housing a major problem in rapidly growing Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
Housing remains one of the major problems in rapidly growing Dhaka city. The causes of the problem are that the housing supply and its...
Should urban planners start planning for multiple use spaces?
The MVRDV has showcased for the Dutch Design Week 2017 how design can literally transform lives. The (W)ego initially built as a hotel...
Housing as a Human Right, San Francisco, USA.
"Over the past twenty years, San Francisco’s Mission District has radically changed. Especially since the first dotcom boom in the late...
Singapore's Unique Approach to Housing.
Up until now, Singapore has developed a unique housing system - three quarters of total housing stock have been built by the Housing &...
Slums in Manila, Philippines.
In the metropolitan region of Manila, the Philippines, the housing crisis after years of rural exodus reflects on over 4 million people...
Housing issues, Stockholm, Sweden.
The city of Stockholm is an interesting example for special challenges in urban development because of its geographical location: The...
When to use improvisational housing? Bonn, Germany.
The use of housing containers in German municipalities was on its peak during the so called 'refugee crisis' in 2015/16. With the winter...
Phoenix Lake Redevelopment Project, Dortmund, Germany
Considered widely as a huge success in city planning, the Phoenix Lake redevelopment project, in Dortmund, Germany, can be also seen...
Vernacular Architecture, Meersburg, Germany.
Traditional timber framing houses are an architect vernacular typology used mostly in northern European countries. In the city of...
Lack of Affordable Housing in Historical Centre, Venice, Italy.
Venice has 260.000 inhabitants but today only 55.000 people live in the historical center compared to 174.800 people in 1951. Residential...
