PrepCon African Perspectives Executive Report Published
The Department of Urbanism and the Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy took an active role the organisation of the Preparatory Conference African Perspectives on Urbanisation, which took place between 25 and 27 January 2018 in Addis Ababa. This conference was jointly organised by TU Delft and EiABC (the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction...
Complex cities graduation: Upcoming presentations
Between 11-1-2018 and 23-1-2018 Complex cities graduation students present their thesis plans and preliminary research during the second assessment of their graduation projects. For the program and brief descriptions of their graduation topics, please see announcements on our dedicated complex cities website. An overview is provided here. Presentations can be attended. We invite all who have an...
A is for Africa: Call for Contributions: African Perspectives Preparatory Conference
A is for Africa African Perspectives Preparatory Conference 9-11 November 2017, EiABC, Addis Ababa. Joint event organised by the Delft University of Technology and the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development We are now collecting proposals for the African Perspectives Preparatory Conference organised by the Delft University of Technology in partnership...
CfP: RC21 Leeds : September 11-13, 2017 Rethinking Urban Global Justice: An international academic conference for critical urban studies
CALL FOR PAPERS In anticipation of the upcoming RC21 Conference, titled “Rethinking Urban Global Justice” to take place from 11-13 September in Leeds, UK, we are seeking paper proposals for a session on ‘The Political Meaning of Informal Urbanisation; building democracy while building the city’. We welcome contributions from authors working on connected topics, and who...
SCHOLARSHIP SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA for the Summer School 2016
Starting from 2016, the Department of Urbanism of the TU Delft provides one partial scholarship to students from Sub-Saharan Africa aged between 21 and 26 to participate in the Summer School. The scholarship consists of a stipendium that covers the travel costs and accommodation during the Summer School. We are looking for an exceptionally motivated individual with excellent...
Ceren Sezer won the Routledge Prize
Ceren Sezer won the Routledge Prize for her poster entitled “Transformation of Gecekondu Areas and Housing the Urban Poor in Istanbul” at the ISOCARP Congress Exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2010. The jury members of this competition were: Jeremy Dawkins (University of Technology Sydney), Irene Keino (Eco Plan Management Limited, Kenya) and Bert Smolders (urban...
