750 families on 45 levels: actually planned as an office tower, construction of Torre David (Caracas, Venezuela) was stopped shortly before completion in 1993. Today
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ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2012
The projects of Urban-Think Tank are mostly directed to the most disadvantaged neighborhoods and around the world – with limited resources – they’ve already moved
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mintomax – Int. Architecture Symposium on the Redefinition of the „Minimal Subsistence Dwelling“
Urban Think Tank, founded by Alfredo Brillemboug, accompanies urban projects in the world and often provides unconventional solutions to existing problems.As he travels a lot,
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MetroCable San Augustin
This short film documents a new and revolutionary approach to urban planning. Located within one of Caracas, Venezuela’s largest and least accessible barrios, the new
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South Mumbai
Rahul Mehrotra is a practicing architect and urban designer in Mumbai. He is also a professor at Harvard University’s GSD, and serves as the Chair
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Rusaifah
Jordan’s capital city, Amman, and its surrounding outgrowths, represent a microcosm of the issues that define rapid urbanization in today’s world. One particular outgrowth, Rusaifah,
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Checkpoint in the West Bank
This short film portrays a few minutes in the early morning routine of hundreds of Palestinian men, who on a daily basis, cross from Bethlehem
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Bangkok
Bangkok’s existence is threatened by the rising sea levels. Unifying clashing worlds, such as outdated trade and production sites, modern and improvised transport systems, deep-rooted
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