Monthly Archives: June 2015

Vila Autódromo in Rio de Janeiro: The big, the bad, the ugly

Posted on 16/06/2015 by Ares Kalandides

by Daniel Wagner The scenery: a wild and isolated lagoon about 40km west from the centre of Rio de Janeiro. This was what the first dwellers of the favela “Vila Autódromo” encountered when they first settled in the region about … Continue reading →

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LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT: DEBT CRISIS AND LAND DISPOSSESSION IN GREECE AS PART OF THE GLOBAL “LAND FEVER”

Posted on 11/06/2015 by Ares Kalandides

Prof. Costis Hadjimichalis, (Department of Geography, Harokopio University Athens) Monday, 22nd June 2015, 6 PM Think & Drink Colloquium, Humboldt University, Berlin Room 002: Universitäts Strasse 3b, 10117 Berlin ___________________ LECTURE: The exploitation of land, but also of natural elements … Continue reading →

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YOUNG BERLINERS TAKE IN REFUGEES

Posted on 10/06/2015 by Ares Kalandides

by Hagia Jany Among the countless refugee initiatives, there is one which has frequently come across my path in recent times: The initiative “Refugees Welcome” which asks the uncomfortable question, why refugees just can’t live in normal housing situations instead … Continue reading →

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URBAN PLANNING WITH LEGOS? OLAFUR ELIASSON MAY HAVE A POINT

Posted on 09/06/2015 by Ares Kalandides

by Ares Kalandides Oh no, not yet another artist playing at being a planner –  was my first thought, when I stumbled upon the Wall Street Journal headline this morning:”Artist Urges Urban Planning, With Legos”. Of course it was not … Continue reading →

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