Visit from our project partner in Peru: Álvaro Del Carpio León in Cottbus
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 Peruvian…
Funding granted: DAAD Summer School “Practising Interdisciplinarity in Planning and Design of Secondary Cities” in Arequipa in September 2023
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 Interdisciplinarity…
A Month in Sunyani; Field works and a bit more
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 allowed…
First Day on the Field in Ghana
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 into…
The struggle for land titles: Protest march of the people of Peregrinos de Chapi
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 and…
Hybrid Constellations in Practise: Sundays “faenas” in Arequipa
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 these…
Exploring our neighborhoods 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 organized…
First impressions from fieldwork 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 includes…
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