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Right at the beginning of the new year, we welcomed our Hybrid Urbanisms project partner and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad San Martín de Porres (USMP) Álvaro del Carpio León to B-TU in Cottbus. We took the opportunity to discuss the many joint projects for 2023: the upcoming workshop with PeruvianContinue reading “Visit from our project partner in Peru: Álvaro Del Carpio León in Cottbus”

We have received the good news from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that our application in the programme area “Summer Schools Abroad” was successful. For September 2023, we are planning a 10-day summer school in Arequipa, which will be run jointly by 10 academics from Peruvian and German universities. The summer school “Practising InterdisciplinarityContinue reading “Funding granted: DAAD Summer School “Practising Interdisciplinarity in Planning and Design of Secondary Cities” in Arequipa in September 2023”

After Pearl´s first day of exploration in the various study areas, it was key for her to build a relationship with members of the community, their traditional leaders, opinion leaders and experts in the Municipal Assembly (Sunyani West Municipal Assembly and Sunyani Municipal Assembly) as well as experts in Ghana Water Company. To be allowedContinue reading “A Month in Sunyani; Field works and a bit more “

Investigation into hybrid forms of infrastructure delivery can only be exhausted if the researchers live with and speak to the people who are directly involved in these infrastructures; water and mobility. For this reason, to begin the field survey, Pearl Puwurayire, arrived in Sunyani, Ghana on Sunyani 7th May, 2022. To integrate more easily intoContinue reading “First Day on the Field in Ghana“

The residents of Peregrinos de Chapi (but also in our other neighbourhoods) have as their goal the formalisation of ownership in their neighbourhood. Property titles do not only mean more security for the residents regarding their land and the buildings erected on it, but also strengthen the claim to infrastructure services such as water andContinue reading “The struggle for land titles: Protest march of the people of Peregrinos de Chapi”

In the “pueblos jovenes” there are often neighbourhood meetings organised by the presidents of the associations on Sundays. The neighbours also meet there to work on the development of the local infrastructures themselves. According to the associations’ statutes, non-participation is subject to a penalty fee for neighbours. We have taken part in many of theseContinue reading “Hybrid Constellations in Practise: Sundays “faenas” in Arequipa”

The conclusion of the first exploratory phase in the field research in Arequipa was the final selection of three neighborhoods in the north, west and south of the city. All three neighborhoods are united by their relatively young age of 15-25 years and the construction activity of current and future residents. The neighborhoods are organizedContinue reading “Exploring our neighborhoods in Arequipa”

Christian Rosen’s field research in Arequipa, Peru, began on 2 April. For a total of three months, he will be researching hybrid forms of urban development in various parts of the city using the concept of delivery configurations of the infrastructures water and mobility. The first two weeks are dedicated to explorative work. This includesContinue reading “First impressions from fieldwork in Arequipa”

On 18.03.2022, the Hybrid Urbanisms team is organizing an online expert workshop. Fifteen researchers from Germany, Ghana, Peru, France and the United Kingdom will discuss questions related to the topic of our project. In particular, they will discuss questions of hybridity, the concept of delivery configurations, informality and social inequality, infrastructure research (especially water andContinue reading “Online Expert Workshop”

The annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in New York City will take place from the 25th of February to the 1st of March 2022 virtually. It will be our first chance to present and discuss our progress with a broader range of colleagues, since the project officially started in July 2021.Continue reading “The annual meeting of the AAG”