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DPU alumni's project shortlisted for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Congratulations to DPU alumni Joana Dabaj and Riccardo Conti whose Jarahieh School project has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious architecture awards…
Development Planning Unit
DPU alumni selected for programme aiming to boost public sector planning expertise
Congratulations to DPU alumni Akil Scafe-Smith who is among the built environment professionals that have been chosen to help improve public sector design expertise under a pioneering new programme.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU alumna contributes to Egyptian Pavilion in 16th Venice Architecture Biennale
DPU alumna contributes to Egyptian Pavilion in 16th Venice Architecture Biennale. 30 May 2018. We are extremely proud of Salma Nassar, graduate of MSc Building and Urban Design in Development class 2017-16, for the amazing contribution to Egyptian…
Development Planning Unit
DPU alumni awarded grants from the Climate Resilience Cities in Latin America Initiative
DPU alumni awarded grants from the Climate Resilience Cities in Latin America Initiative. 17 March 2017. DPU alumni Hector Becerril (PhD) and Ana Maria de la Parra (MSc) have been awarded one of the six grants of the Climate Resilience Cities in…
Development Planning Unit
Meeting with Ecuadorian Ambassador
Meeting with Ecuadorian Ambassador. 4 October 2016. The DPU's briefing meeting in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy – held in advance of the UN Habitat III Congress in October in Quito Ecuador – was joined by his excellency Ambassador Carlos Abad.…
Development Planning Unit
Reflexive Development Practitioners: The 3rd Wave of the DPU/ACHR/CAN Internship Programme Launched
Reflexive Development Practitioners: The 3rd Wave of the DPU/ACHR/CAN Internship Programme Launched. 31 May 2016. Learning by doing is at the core of promoting socially minded development practices. As part of a long-standing partnership between…
Development Planning Unit
The role of community media in the pursuit of sustainable urban development
The role of community media in the pursuit of sustainable urban development. 18 March 2016. What role does media play in urban development? How are crucial urban issues being reported to citizens? Is the urban journalist another key stakeholder in…
Development Planning Unit
MSc BUDD Alumna Participation at UNESCO’s Second International Conference on Learning Cities
Increasing influence of cities in national and global affairs has recently gained recognition within UNESCO’s 2030 agenda for education and lifelong learning.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU in VII Waterlat meeting - Guadalajara, México
DPU in VII Waterlat meeting - Guadalajara, México. 27 November 2015. DPU's Étienne von Bertrab, together with Irene Bonilla (in picture) from the Mexican Institute for Community Development (IMDEC) participated in the VII Meeting of…
Development Planning Unit
A Playground for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon
A Playground for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon. 4 September 2015. DPU Alumni have spent the last year working to build a playground for Syrian refugee children living in Bar Elias, Lebanon. Riccardo Conti, Joana Dabaj and Laura Antona, former…
Development Planning Unit