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Democratizing the processes that initiate, build,inform and maintain towns and cities across the Caribbean.
Democratizing the processes that initiate, build, inform and maintain our towns and cities across the Caribbean.
In partnership with regional permaculture experts, Island City Lab has revised HEART’s landscaping curriculum to introduce vocational students and instructors to practical green infrastructure and nature-based approaches for the Caribbean context.
Starting in the summer of 2022, Island City Lab and our partners Arup, embarked on a research exploration of critical water issues in Jamaica as part of the Arup Global Challenge competition.
We often talk about electricity, and roads as the essential infrastructure of Caribbean cities, but language is a form of infrastructure too. Without it, it becomes impossible
Post-colonial Kingston is a city shaped by heat, history, and adaptation, where zinc, a ubiquitous building material, reflects both the resilience of its people and the...
Getting around Kingston is miserable, expensive, time-consuming, and dangerous - but it doesn't have to be!
Beyond the dramatic murals and graffiti that often dominate Caribbean visual discourse, this essay celebrates the persistent art of hand-painted signage—enduring symbols of...
A motorbike passes by; a house is under construction nearby. In the distance, Romeo Santos plays sweet or melancholic bachata, depending on how you choose to hear it...
The increasing loss of public access to beaches, coastlines, parks, and other green spaces across Caribbean cities has been particularly concerning. As the power of tourism...
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