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The contrast between the Medellin I have just finished reading about in this book and the one I saw weeks ago is REMARKABLE.

Reminder. Local Projects Challenge. Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 1 August 2019

Reminder. Local Projects Challenge. Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 1 August 2019 Visit the post for more.

Check out this new article on housing affordability in Seattle, United States on Studio Mjini's revamped new, look blogsite. Don't forget to follow us for critical, thought provoking pieces on themes such as urban transportation, housing and design education.

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Housing Affordability in Seattle, US Benard Acellam. Located in the rapidly growing Puget Sound region, Seattle continues to have magnetic appeal to businesses and residents from within the region and across the US and beyond. Amazon,…

Thanks Dr. Acheampong for gifting me a copy of your brilliant book!👍🏿🤗

Think inside the box!

Sprawl or Den(city)? Communa 13. Medellin. Colombia. Urbanisation. Global South city. Transformation.

Hello! Here is an exciting opportunity to participate in the Local Projects Challenge being run by the Center for Sustainable Urban Development at Columbia University. The challenge is an opportunity to develop and share a project that is:
-LOCAL and involves LOCAL partners
-Responds to any of the Sustainable Development Goals
-Participatory and engages citizens as ‘partners’.
Deadline is 1 August 2019.
See details here: http://csud.ei.columbia.edu/projects/local-projects-challenge/

It's just amazing to see the extent to which greenery and other soft landscaping elements are incorporated in the design of buildings here in Singapore. Its like a national design philosophy. Photos by B. Acellam

A great read for modernism enthusiasts.

Celebrating the life and work of Australian modernism pioneer Enrico Taglietti (1926-2019) On 17 July 2017 I was fortunate enough to visit a house in Australia by Enrico Taglietti. The then-91-year-old architect welcomed me with honest kindness, and together with his daughter Tanja and photographer Anthony Basheer we went on to explore a few...