By Van Hoang, University of Amsterdam Architecting the socio-spatial conditions for belonging in rapidly changing urban districts is as vital as roads, schools, and water lines. Hanoi’s West Lake – simultaneously a refuge for youth culture and a cosmopolitan “expat enclave” – concentrates these pressures. For local youth of Hanoi, the lake’s perimeter paths, informal...Read More

By Ayşen Üstübici and Zeynep Sena Uzunboy, Koç University, Istanbul Historically, cities in general, some neighborhoods in particular, have been the main destinations for internal migrants from rural areas and for newly arrived international migrants. Zeytinburnu has historically been a first-stop “arrival neighborhood” because of its mix of old industrial areas (textile, leather), the availability...Read More