Systems & Power
Read the Street Before the Masterplan
Plan is a declaration of intent, and the street reveals what the system can achieve. Urban interventions often fail when streets are redesigned before they are properly read. The master...
Urban Projects
Adebay-Hilet Kokah Town Basic Plan
Projects | Urbanism & DesignClient: Bureau of Urban Development, Trade & Industry, Tigray RegionFirm: Yohannes Abbay Consulting Architects & EngineersLocation: Western Tigray, EthiopiaYear: 2015Project...
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An Area of New Centrality in Brussels North
Projects | Urbanism & DesignProject Type: MSc Urbanism Studio | KU Leuven, Fall 2013Redesigning the Urban Fabric of Brussels NorthLocation: Brussels North, BelgiumContext &...
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Burayu Town Masterplan
Projects | Urbanism & DesignProject Type: Undergraduate Thesis | Addis Ababa University | 2014Planning the Urban Core for a Twin-Town FutureLocation: Burayu, EthiopiaStrategic Node,...
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Bicycle Commuting Wellness Center
Projects | Urbanism & DesignProject Type: Academic Studio | Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | 2015Urban Health Through DesignLocation: Bahir Dar City, EthiopiaContext & VisionBahir Dar,...
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Yeka Abado Local Development Plan (LDP)
Projects | Urbanism & DesignProject Type: Commissioned Urban Planning | Addis Ababa Urban Planning Institute & Yohannes Abbay ArchitectsFrom Informal to Inclusive: A New...
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Wolkite University Masterplan
Projects | Urbanism & DesignProject Type: Design Competition | Collaboration with European Firm, 2021Location: Gurage Zone, EthiopiaContext & OpportunityWolkite University sits in the heart...
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Green Strategies for Post-Mining Landscapes
Projects | Urbanism & DesignAcademic | Wits University, 2015Location: Johannesburg Mining Belt, South AfricaContext & ProblemThe Johannesburg mining belt is a scar across...
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Nefas Silk Local Development Plan
Projects | Urbanism & DesignCommissioned by: Addis Ababa City Administration (2017)Context & ChallengeIn 2017, Addis Ababa launched a bold strategy to house its growing...
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Wollo University Dessie & Kombolcha Campus Masterplans
Projects | Urbanism & DesignReclaiming Coherence, Anchoring Knowledge in the HighlandsBackgroundCommissioned in 2017, this project addressed two university campuses — Dessie and Kombolcha —...
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Architecture at the boundary of order and erosion
Projects | Urbanism & DesignA Study in Spatial TensionThis project explores the rawness of edge conditions, the awkward seams where cities fray, collide, or...