Planning for the Next South Bronx Arielle Hersh (GGFUP, 2017, Location: New York City) In the context of Southern Boulevard and the CDNA process, there is a compelling parallel to demanding a shared right to the city. Specifically, that right is predicated on the actions of DCP thus far in the area, where they have initiated a […]
Space and Place in Madrid’s Neighborhoods Sophie Maes (GGFUP, 2017, Location: Madrid) Mapping is a central component in Paisaje Transversal’s work. Each diagnostic they produce relies on a series of maps which visualize geographic and statistical data. These visualizations help them to pinpoint neighborhood vulnerabilities, and socioeconomic and spatial patterns that may emerge throughout a district. […]
Tempelhof Field Idan Sasson (GGFUP, 2014, Location: Berlin) With his analysis of the popular movement to keep Berlin’s Tempelhof Airfield undeveloped and free for public use, Idan Sasson assesses what he considers Berliners’ “symbolic resistance” to “business as usual” urban policy.
A Grassroots Model for Climate Resiliency Sophie Lasoff (GGFUP, 2014, Location: New York City) In this project, Sophie Lasoff explores the implementation of a social resiliency strategy by the environmental advocacy organization UPROSE in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. A historically working-class and ethnically diverse community, Sunset Park faces not only the threat of climate change, but […]
SEMillas: Sembrando un Ecosistema en Madrid (Seeding an Ecosystem in Madrid) Erin Johnson (GGFUP, 2015, Location: Madrid) Erin Johnson spent the summer of 2015 in Madrid, Spain with the group Paisaje Transversal. She conducted on-the-ground research exploring the relationships between the recent and widespread emergence of huertos urbanos (urban agriculture) and other groups that emerged […]