The Thailand Workshop was held in the northern town of Chiangmai. Eight teams of students focused on squatter communities scattered throughout the city. Most of the communities squatted over canals, in small pockets, and were generally hidden from view. Several of the teams succeeded in securing improvements from city authorities for the communities they had worked with.
SIGUS: Special Interest Group in Urban Settlement
Massachussetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning
Chiangmai, Thailand, 1999
Rebuilding Communities
This Program addresses issues at the community level, focused on the vulnerable income groups which comprise the majority. It is organized around a 2-week field workshop supported by background preparatory work.