Abstract

The Design Studio topic from Spring 1994, an annual seminar at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design led by Professors François Vigier and Mona Serageldin, focused on urban development in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

The document “Designing for Urban Growth: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire” (January 1994) and discusses the housing compound profiles, land allocation, household demographics and design conditions of Abidjan’s housing regions. The report details designs for dealing with environmental impacts such as organic and industrial effluents, solutions for reducing public subsidies for housing, reforms the housing production, and, in particular, suggestions for readdressing the respective responsibilities of the public and private sectors.

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Project Year:	1994
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Reports:	1994 Design Studio: Abidjan Designing for Urban Growth (Report, Vigier and Serageldin)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; François Vigier; Samir Abdulac; Howard Trett; Randa Tukan; David Neilson;
Sponsors:	The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University;
Categories:	Design Studios; Education;
ID:	1994_01_001

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