Blog | Countryside

10. January 2025

What does theory have to do with anything? Between our theoretical ruminations on “ruralities” and spatial practices at the rural Thai-Myanmar border

Jae-Young Lee

How does spatial theory inform spatial practice? What can we, as practitioners, gain from reading a scientific paper? The following lines are a personal reflection on our recent CRC 1265 working paper on multiple understandings of rurality and its links and parallels to the practice of Gyaw Gyaw, a locally-run architectural NGO located at the rural Thai-Myanmar border.

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7. July 2023

What about the house girl?

Dr. Jochen Kibel | Dr. Makau Kitata | Dr. Brenda Strohmaier

How does the Kenyan middle class live? Subproject A05 “Being Home” examines living spaces in Nairobi and their significance for identity formation, drawing on urban developments of its colonial past. Project leader Jochen Kibel and cooperation partner Makau Kitata talk to journalist Brenda Strohmaier about their first findings.

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