ECHOES OF RESISTANCE—
EXPLORING INFORMAL URBAN LANDSCAPES
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY LÜBECK
WINTER SEMESTER 24/25
SEMINAR
This seminar is dedicated to the intensive study of the complex and dynamic world of informal urban settlements, often referred to as 'geographies of crisis'. These spaces, characterized by resilience and resourcefulness, exist on the margins of formal urban planning and are home to millions of people worldwide. Using a combination of theoretical analysis and experimental methods, the socio-economic, cultural, historical and political contexts that shape these unique environments are examined.
“Echoes of Resistance” comprises two distinct analyses: the first, entitled “Design Research Archive,” is a personal inquiry, while the second, “Collective Urban Narrative,” is a professional group analysis.
In the individual research dossier, personal impressions are documented on a deep dialectical level in relation to a selected structure of the settlement. Building on this, the in-depth and critical group analysis addresses a collectively chosen theme and a specific case study. At the end of the semester, findings from the case study are presented through a chosen medium, reflecting on the relationship between emergence and permanence while advancing one’s research practice in both analytical rigor and communicative articulation. A major focus of this seminar is on research ethics and the critical interrogation of urban contexts, with particular attention to the frameworks and presentation strategies employed.
With an input session by Dr. Ayham Dalal, German University Cairo (GUC) and a site visit to LU´UM in Hamburg. Guest jurors: Silvia Gioberti (Guerilla Architects) and Tarek Megahed.
Publication
Collectives
| “The boundary between curiosity and dignity: The Ethical Question of Tourism in Informal Settlements” “Discourse analysis of formalization measures in Latin America” “Ethnic conflicts as a colonial legacy “ “Globalized local economies” “Intersectionality and internal mechanisms of discrimination” “Profiteers of vulnerable settlement structures and their dependency systems” “Cleansing measures: Reasons for forced evictions” “City without a name” “Vulnerability” “Dissolution of the binary opposition between formal and informal” |
Zines
Morro de Providençia / Rio de Janeiro
Makoko / Lagos
Cockle Bay / Freetown
Villa 31 / Buenos Aires
Paraípolis / Sao Paulo
Shuto Orizari / Skopje
Gecekondus / Turkey
Port of Spain / Port of Spain
El Alto / La Paz
Wadullawatta / Colombo
Karail / Dhaka
Agbogbloshie / Accra
Dharavi / Mumbai
Gulshan-e-Sikan-Darabad / Karachi
Joe Slovo Park / Kapstadt
Hindustani Basti / Amritsar
Kowloon Walled City / Hong Kong
Talava II / Bacoor, Manila
Cité de Soleil / Port-au-Prince
Kensington / Philadelphia
Khori Gaon / Delhi
Riverbank / Kibera
Paurakhi Basti / Kathmandu
Emandleni / Benoni
Al Baragheil / Kairo
Mnihla / Tunis
Jerusalem, Canaan / Port-au-Prince
Siqalo / Kapstadt
Mae La / Provinz Tak
Basico / Manila
Cañada Real Galiana / Madrid
Xuecun / Haikou
Pissy / Ougadougou
Esh-Al-Warwar / Damaskus