“Community and Belonging in LSE’s Built Environment”
2022 | London School of Economics and Political Science
The London School of Economics (LSE) is renowned for its beautiful campus in the heart of London. Composed of over thirty buildings, at the corner of Kingsway and Aldwych Street, LSE’s campus is characterized by the stature of its buildings and its high population density. LSE provides a wide range of physical resources allowing students to meet their peers and faculty, to attend classes and seminars, to study, and to relax. Despite such ideal conditions, discussions among our peers indicate that postgraduate students consider the physical environment, such as the building layout and amenities, of LSE campus a hindrance rather than an enabling factor facilitating social interaction. Thus, we wonder whether postgraduate students have sufficient knowledge and access to information about the physical resources provided for them on LSE’s campus.
In this research project, we ask the following questions: how well are postgraduate students informed about physical resources on campus, and how is this information accessed: accidentally and intentionally, via technology and via social means?
“Housing is a Human Right, Not a Business”
2020 | Les Cahiers de la recherche architecturale, urbaine et paysagère
In 2020, Berlin’s regional parliament adopted a law to freeze rent prices in the capital for five years, Brussels set up an emergency plan for affordable housing after failing to reach its capacity objectives in 2020, and Paris reintroduced rent control after a significant increase in rental costs in 2019. But what about Vienna, the city long considered a European model for its housing system? The Austrian capital is often praised for playing a ‘pioneering role on an international scale’ when it comes to housing policies, and has led international events on this issue. Contrarily to many of its European neighbors, Vienna has not privatized its massive stock of municipally-owned dwellings. Now more than ever, this strategy appears as a major asset in ensuring the affordable quality of housing, rendering many envious of Vienna.
Opinion | Covid-19 : la fin du clivage ville-campagne ?
2020 | Les Echos
Dans le sillage de la crise sanitaire, les villes ont ainsi été délaissées par certains de leurs habitants, partis à la campagne pour un confinement plus doux. À plus long terme, l’après-Covid 19 pourrait amener à bousculer l’opposition vieillissante entre villes et campagnes, estiment les auteurs.
