I recently stumbled upon a talk given by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena at TED Global 2014. Having to come up … More
Tag: Bucharest
The roof over our policies. Why housing finance mechanisms are not enough
Slightly more than a month ago, on 15 September 2014, over 100 people were evacuated from 50 Vulturilor Street, not too … More
What resilience planning can tell us about decentralization and community engagement
By Irina Paraschivoiu “Resilience” has come to be used frequently in planning, and currently encompasses strategies dealing with economic downturns, … More
Planning and City-Region Governance: Challenges for Urban Development in Bucharest
By Irina Paraschivoiu (LSE) & Fabian Wenner (LSE) Despite sharing some of the common challenges faced by post-socialist cities, the … More