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Informal City : Tools + Strategies + Developments
1 Sep 2009 urbaninform networkWith one-third of the global urban population living in slum-like conditions, mostly in self-built and self-organized informal settlements, the phenomenon of the Informal City has become an integral part of the world's cities. As the provision of proper housing, infrastructure, and public services represents a major challenge for urban planning, urbaninform is looking for innovative tools, strategies, and associations that demonstrate the potential of informal processes in urban developments.urbaninform has developed a new online format for the presentation of exemplary projects through 'mini documentaries,' short presentations that help to make ideas accessible to local stakeholders as well as to potential sponsors and institutions. Squatters, researchers, architects, city officials, NGOs, and other actors involved in the transformation process of the Informal City are now able to publish their projects and contribute to the ongoing discussion about the future of our cities. With urbaninform, microenvironments and their actors will become globally connected to a network for knowledge exchange and exemplary practice. urbaninform is a web-based network for best practice in the Informal City. The project is initiated by Rainer Hehl and Jörg Stollmann, curators of the section 'Squat - The Informal City under Construction' of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, IABR 2009, designed by Luna Maurer and Marije ten Brink. urbaninform is a web tool for the empowerment of local actors negotiating formal and informal urban development processes. urbaninform features professionals and non-professionals explaining their projects through mini documentaries. urbaninform is an online network for research, knowledge exchange, and practical action. urbaninform is a growing community of collaborators, supporters, and members. urbaninform stands for the convergence of micro- and macro-scale interventions for the Informal City. Information from urbaninform 010909 |
urbaninform Founders
Rainer Hehl, Jörg Stollmann
urbaninform association:
Olivier de Perrot, Rainer Hehl, Jörg Stollmann
Quellenstr. 27
CH - 8005 Zurich
Switzerland
urbaninform Contact
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Institute of Urban Design
Department of Architecture D-Arch
Prof. Marc Angelil
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ
HIL G46 ETH Hönggerberg
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15
CH-8093 Zürich Switzerland
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