Thomas Aquilina of Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture awarded 2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for ”Material Economies: recycling practices in informal settlements along African longitude 30ºE,” which addresses recycling in informal African settlements. Ricky Burdett on the jury. Read more here.
Category Archives: Urban Age
Jonas Schorr in Global Urbanist on the explosion of city networks
Jonas Schorr addresses the recent growth of city networks, and their overduplification in a two-part series. Along with co-author Andrew Stevens, he argues against the proliferation of grand city-senate ideas and instead to ‘concentrate on creating popular democratic demand for city networking, and on giving more power and media visibility to the knowledge exchange efforts that cities already pursue.’ Read part one here. Read part two here.
Legacy linchpin: Ricky Burdett on Chobham Academy
Ricky Burdett in Architecture Today describes the architectural and urban features of the new school: ’Over time, it has the potential to act as a social condenser for both existing and new communities in the area – a litmus test of whether the entire Olympic project will become an integrated part of East London or stand as an isolated ghetto.’ Read the full article here.
Mothers Unite wins Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award in Cape Town
Mothers Unite was founded in 2007 in a mother’s home and provides a safe haven from gang pressures, drugs and violence that affect parts of the street and home life in the area. It wins R750 000 and was chosen by an independent jury from a record breaking 254 entries. Read more here.
Alejandro Zaera-Polo named Dean of Princeton’s School of Architecture
Alejandro Zaera-Polo, a long-time contributor to the Urban Age and a member of LSE Cities Advisory Board, has been made Dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University. Read the press release.
254 projects entered Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award
The fifth Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award in Cape Town has received the highest number of applications since its establishment in 2007. The submissions reflect the vibrancy and creativity of Cape Town dwellers in facing the social and urban challenges of their city. The winner will be announced on April 19, 2012 at the Civic Centre, Cape Town. Read the full press release (pdf).
‘Under the Cranes’: LSE Cities Literary Festival film screening and discussion full success
Last Saturday saw a packed Sheikh Zayed Theatre at the LSE for the screening of Emma-Louise William’s debuting film, Under the Cranes (2011). The film was part of LSE’s week long Space for Thought Literary Festival and hosted by LSE Cities.
LSE Cities presents interdisciplinary research model on cities at Mellon Foundation
Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Design and Director of LSE Cities, was invited to a high-level event organized by the prestigious Mellon Foundation in New York. Speaking on ‘Urbanism and the Humanities: Past and Future’, Burdett shared his insights with academics and foundation executives on how to better integrate the study of cities with the humanities. Press release (pdf).
LSE Cities seminar: Paul Yip on suicide prevention policy in Hong Kong
In collaboration with LSE Health, LSE Cities hosted a seminar with Prof. Paul Yip, Hong Kong University, about his fascinating insights into suicide prevention in Hong Kong argued from a public health angle.
BBC ‘One Planet’ features Suzi Hall on south London regeneration
BBC World Service’s radio programme ‘One Planet’ explores south London’s Walworth Road with urban ethnographer and Cities Programme Lecturer Suzanne Hall to find out if there’s a balance between grand planning designs and community evolution. Listen to the episode: ‘The New Town Shunned By The Poor’ (18min).