Recomposing the city fragments of Addis Ababa

Recomposing the city fragments of Addis Ababa: Physical re-weaving of Addis from a social perspective

Sanchez Barbero, Carolina (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Mooij, H.A.F. (mentor)
Amorim Mota, N.J. (graduation committee)
Schnater, F.R. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Global Housing

Addis Ababa Living Lab: Creating Resilient Dwelling Clusters for Urban Resettlement

2020-11-03

Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa but only 20% of its population lives in urban areas. The relevance of this fact entails that traditions, economic activities and their social structure are still highly attached to the rural, which is reflected in the ‘’ruralization’’ of the urban areas, that have retarded the progress of cities according to the goals set by the government to achieve modernization. In The capital, Addis Ababa, traditional practices rooted in the countryside are part of the daily activities fostering a juxtaposition and fragmentation of land uses emphasizing the proliferation of informal economies and the unforeseen urban growth where lower and higher-income groups live side by side. In that sense, I find in these challenges an opportunity to propose an inclusive scenario enabling adaptations over time, while pretending to dignify the lives of the current residents and newcomers by granting the same accessibility to decent homes and healthy environments through the sense of appropriation for their own living environment.

Ruralization
mix of income groups
ongoing project
Informal Economy
Affordable Housing
Collective space
Addis Ababa Living Lab

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Student theses

master thesis

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