The Norwegian Government has agreed to accept 35,000 refugees from Ukraine, with many due to be houses in disused army barracks. But what thought and planning has been given to the refugees wellbeing once they arrive? …

Students from Yaşar University’s course ‘International Migration and the EU’ visited TIAFI’s community centre in Izmir, Turkey. During the visit, the students worked and interacted with children who are benefitting from TIAFI’s community centre and services. …

Lead researchers from the WHIT project, Dolf te Lintelo and Ayselin Yildiz participated in an online workshop on 18 February. It was hosted by a team of researchers at the University of Utrecht, to present a paper entitled ‘Protracted urban displacement and incremental housing infrastructures in Torbali, Turkey’. …

Professor Ayselin Yıldız presented some of the initial findings from the Wellbeing, Housing and Infrastructure in Turkey (WHIT) project to Yaşar University. Prof. Yıldız provided a comparative perspective on how the urban and rural nexus is shaped in terms of housing and well-being, and what kind of implications are created by and for displaced refugees and Turkish people on low-incomes. You can watch the recording here 👇

Forced displacement levels are hitting record modern-day highs around the world. Even with UN calls to ensure inclusion of refugees in urban settings, European and Indian cities’ efforts to effectively manage the inflow of migrants often face populist backlashes. A better understanding is needed of the ways people build, attach…

World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October each year, in parallel with UN World Habitat Day. It celebrates the work that architects undertake, as well as recognising the important role that architecture has in society. As part of the Wellbeing, Housing and Infrastructure in Turkey (WHIT) project, architecture students from Umeå University in Sweden and Yaşar University in Turkey are working with Syrian refugees and low-income Turkish residents. Together, they are creating a new community rooftop space at the TIAFI Community Centre in İzmir, Turkey.

As part of the Venice Biennale, the Wellbeing, Housing and Infrastructure in Turkey project will be presenting their work in a live classroom. The livestream will start at 2pm CET (BST+1) on Thursday 9th September, and continue until 6pm. You can tune into the classroom via Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fsvbvenicecam A plenary session to wrap up this week’s activities in Venice will be happening at Friday 10th September — 15.30–18.00 CET ( BST +1) on the same Twitch channel. Please do tune in to hear about work on urban displacement in Lesvos, Izmir and Wetherby.

The Wellbeing, Housing and Infrastructure in Turkey (WHIT) and Displacement, Placemaking and Wellbeing in the City projects will present their work at the Venice Biennale 2021. Organised by the Global Free Unit, the Korean Pavilion will play host to a series of presentations on design for displacement between the 7th and 10th September. Attendees will hear from participants in projects based in Lesvos (Greece), Izmir (Turkey) and Wetherby (UK).