If you are in Switzerland in the next two days, don’t miss this presentation of the activities of the Dharavi Shelter. For updates join the Shelter’s fan page on Facebook.

ANNOUNCING THE NEXT URBAN TYPHOON!

Location: Khirkee Village, New Delhi
Date: November 9-16, 2010

In partnership with Khoj.
‘KHOJ International Artists’ Association’ is an artist led alternative space for experimentation and international exchange based in India.
Part of the global *Triangle Arts Trust <http://trianglearts.org>*, KHOJ sees its role as an incubator for art and ideas, artistic exchange and dialogue in [...]

This is a video produced during the URBZ Mashup Workshop in Galata-Sishane, Istanbul by Jeanne Fouchet, Eléonore Boissinot and Deniz Üstem. It is a poetic introduction to the daily movements and sounds of an incredibly diverse neighbourhood, which like many others in Istanbul and throughout the world, is being transformed in fast-forward mode. This is [...]

When coming into a community for the first time, neighborhoods can be akin to lines drawn in invisible ink. Sometimes, it seems like you have to proactively search out a community to see that different neighborhoods exist there.
Now, I’m not claiming to be an urban planner, a specialist in urban studies, an anthropologist, or anything [...]