Urban Oasis: A Communal Hub & Sanctuary for Socio-cultural Integration and Interaction in Friedrichshain Berlin.

Problem statement <br/>Friendrichshain consists of variety of contrast, diversity, and multiplicity regarding architecture, functions, gentrification, atmospheres, users, and cultures. This multiplicity gives a unique quality to the area. Berlin has a history of migration and has been experiencing a high refugee inflow in recent years. After...

Legal status diversity: regulating to control and everyday contingencies

Tracing the link between population flux and the regulation of migration, this paper develops the argument that immigration status differentiations impact not only on categorical multiplicities but also on contingent dynamics in urban migration-related diversity. A better understanding of those contingencies is central to discussing processes...

Eleonas of Athens: Searching for a relation between the residual and the city

This project presents the importance of Eleonas, which was the olive grove of Athens in the past and now is one post-industrial territory, for the whole city of Athens. Eleonas is much more than a residual place, is the last chance to recast the landscape of Attica, the last outdoor residue in the city center and its last lung. Its redevel?pment...

Planning for integration as a two way process: Perceptions from Toronto

Integration has evolved as a well-embraced discourse within theory and policy debates concerning the accommodation of newcomers. However, in today’s increasingly cosmopolitan cities of Europe planning for integration fails to properly address increasing diversity as it is often grounded in pre-conceived assumptions of traditional nation-state...