Exploring the connection between arriving young adults and current residents of Addis Ababa: The redevelopment of bole sub city Woreda 14, Gerji, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The goal of the graduation studio is to research and design housing solutions that improve the livelihood of Addis Ababa’s urban dwellers. Combining analysis, planning and design, the participants of this graduation studio were challenged to use multidisciplinary research methods and tools to elaborate design proposals for the development of a...

The new arrival city of Addis Ababa: Creating resilient urban clusters for city's dwellers and newcomers

Ethiopia alone is one of the most rapidly growing countries not only in the continent of Africa but also in the whole world. The country is populated by almost 110 million inhabitants and only 20% of the whole population is living in the cities. Over 65% of the population from rural areas have started to follow the migration patterns from rural...

From Arrival City to Beijing: Co-transformation of Arrival City and Urban in an Open System

The graduation project is about exploring an alternative development strategy for Beijing. The project reflects on the grand blueprint of Beijing planning and the original way for urban renewal. It discusses the death of the arrival cities in this planning context and a series of social problems caused thereby.<br/>Taking the mitigation of such...

Arrival City Hamburg: Multi-dimensional opportunity structures for migrant integration in German cities

Integration as one of the major paths to social cohesion is a task of urban development and restructuring (Glick Schiller &amp; Çaǧlar, 2009). A growing number of scholars refer to the importance of urban opportunities that facilitate integration processes via the empowerment, interaction and participation of social groups (Glick Schiller &amp;...

Arriving Home: Toolbox for increasing place attachment in Arrival Cities

Immigration a process of all times. This is certainly visible a city such as Rotterdam. Nowadays, Rotterdam is one of the largest harbour cities in Europe, with a strong and prosperous harbor industry. On the other hand the city is also a place of contrasts. A key characteristic of port cities is the wide range of nationalities and cultures....

New Arrivals

Een woongebouw dat kansen biedt in een krachtwijk, de Kolenkitbuurt in Amsterdam, uitgeroepen tot de slechtste wijk van Nederland. Het ontwerp is gebaseerd op het boek 'Arrival City' van Doug Saunders over de massale trek naar de stad. Een immigranten wijk/arrival city kan functioneren als opstapje naar de grotere economie, maar alleen als de...