Browsing Architecture by Subject "informal urbanism"
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Developing Publics: Opportunities for the Community in the Mississauga Employment Areas
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)The post-war suburbs were not designed to be cities. As they mature and grow, these places need to adapt to take on the roles of new urban centres. However, increasingly it seems these places are inflexible to change in ... -
[in]formal Pattern Language - A guide to Handmade Improvitecture© in Cairo
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)The thesis is situated in Cairo, a city with 64% of the population living in informal settlements. Cairo‘s informality transcends, however, the boundaries of these areas and manifests itself daily in spatial and temporal ...