Collaborative Evaluation: 2nd visit to Soweto (c) v. Wissel, 2014 Dr Alison Rooke and Christian Von Wissel are presenting their paper on the 9 Urban Biotopes project at the UCL Urban Lab+ London Symposium 2015. Date : Thursday 17 September, 2pm, Location : Darwin Room B05, Darwin Building and The Bartlett, 140 London Road, London Chair: Paola … More Nine Urban Biotopes: Negotiating the Future of Urban Living by Alison Rooke and Christian von Wissel

Streetopolis is an exhibition of contemporary fine art, urban and documentary photographers responding to the theme of ‘streets of the world’. The photographers are part of the Association of Urban Photographers, an international collective focusing on the nature of urban and city spaces. The artists are all urbanists whose work focuses on aspects of urban … More Streetopolis | Association of Urban Photographers Exhibition | Autumn 2015

Ever wondered what it is like to build your own home? This exhibition takes you behind the scenes, into the everyday lives and experiences of selfbuilders. It displays visual material produced with and by selfbuilders to tell the story of selfbuild in contemporary Britain from the perspective of selfbuilders. From the diverse motivations that lead … More Beyond Grand Designs … Everyday Stories of Selfbuild – Exhibition and Workshop by Michaela Benson

New Orleans 6 months after Katrina. Flood damage to house. Writing on house says ‘Michael where are you?’ Ten years ago, on 30 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina pummelled New Orleans with winds of over 150 mph (250 kph). Over 1800 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of residents had to leave their homes … More Remembering Hurricane Katrina by Peter Coles