Self-built Facades in the Heritage Zone of Centro Habana
On May 6th, Anthony Tung, Project Director of the Havana Studio, presented the findings of a multi-year architectural survey conducted by students from The New School, Pratt Institute, and the Technological University of Havana. The architectural survey documented...
Fighting U.S. Blockade Policy on Cuba · Event Summary
On March 27th, the Policy, Design, and Development Working Paper Series, in collaboration with the Observatory on Latin America, offered a seminar featuring Elisabeth Stevens on “Fighting U.S. Blockade Policy on Cuba: Strategy for Today’s Climate”. Elisabeth Stevens...
Contesting Futures: Beyond the UN Summit for the Future · Event Summary
On September 19, the OLA held an event on “Contesting Futures: Beyond the UN Summit for the Future” as part of the 2084 Imagined Futures from the South program. The panelists invited for the event were Adam Brown, vice provost of research and professor of psychology...
Labor inclusion for the fair city: Digital training for young people from La Matanza
Authors:Juan M. Graña is an Economist (UBA), Doctor in Economics (UBA). Researcher at CONICET, at the Center for Studies on Population, Employment and Development (CEPED-UBA).María Belén Fodde is a Political Scientist (UBA). Master in Urban Policy, Analysis and...
LATIN AMERICA ON THE MOVE: TWO PANELS · Event Summary
Latin America on the Move: Two PanelsContinental Governance and the Impact of the US 2024 Elections on Latin America May 2, 2024, The New School, New York, This event was jointly organized by the Observatory on Latin America OLA together with faculty from the...
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