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VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO
The first design studio on urban systems took place in April 2020 and had 10 students in participation.
Due to the COVID pandemic, classes, workshops and seminars were conducted virtually on zoom, miroboard and Slack.
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Juries and presentations were made to architects, engineers and researchers from around the world.
Adeposi coordinated the DAAD Fall School in collaboration with the Chair of Urban Design, ABK Stuttgart.
ABK Stuttgart, through Ute Vees and Prof. Fabienne Hoelzel were virtual instructors
The Fall School was an opportunity to guide young designers and planners to engage in fieldwork research
The Urban Systems design studio naturally evolved into a research exploration of Inter-African Perspectives
TRAVEL EXCHANGE 01. 02.
This Studio brought together students from Adis-Abeba and Lagos to chart a roadmap for sustainable urban development The project produced the concept of urban labs as tools for microscale urban planning.
Landmarks Across Urban Systems Timeline
Urban Age 2018 Conference
Representing the Lagos Urban Development Initiative at the LSE Urban Age Conference, new networks with fellow researchers and leaders in African studies were established. These networks include but are not limited to: ABK Stuttgart, Fabulous Urban, LSE Cities, University of Sheffield, Lagos State Ministry of Transport etc.
STUDIO FINDINGS BOOkLET
This 65-page booklet details all the learnings and strategies developed as part of a research-by-design method of engaging with a low-income settlement in the city of Lagos. It represents the core of my philosophy and approach to development, not just in Lagos, but other cities across the urban South.
INTER-AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
As a follow up to the Urban Systems booklet, this handbook contains a manifesto and several overlapping opinions on how rapidly urbanizing African cities can develop sustainably. It serves more as a policy development guide and is invaluable for translating concepts of fairness, justice and equity into the urban planning process.
