Department/Institution
Faculty of Architecture and Design

Country
Norway Trondheim

Person filling out the report
Rolee Aranya, Associate Professor
rolee.aranya@ntnu.no

Associated UNI Thematic Hubs
Informal Urbanism
Climate Change
Urban Governance

Other research network affiliations
No

Collaborations with UNI members in academic activities
Yes
Makerere University (Uganda) – Joint fieldwork in Kampala and Jinja
School of Planning and Architecture – SPA (India) – Student mobility (Master and PhD), joint fieldwork
National Institute of Urban Affairs – NIUA (India) – Student mobility, joint fieldwork

Collaborations with UNI members in research initiatives
Yes
Makerere University (Uganda) – Joint fieldwork in Uganda
School of Planning and Architecture – SPA (India) – Joint publications

Undergraduate Programmes
Integrated Master’s programme in Architecture (5 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Bachelor of Fine Art (3 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Integrated Master’s programme in Industrial design (5 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Integrated Master’s programme in Traditional construction and Technical heritage preservation (4 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Bachelor of Graphic Design (3 years, Norwegian) – Gjøvik
Bachelor of Web Development (3 years, Norwegian) – Gjøvik
Bachelor of Interaction design (3 years, Norwegian) – Gjøvik

Link: https://www.ntnu.edu/ad/studies

Master Programmes
Master’s programme in Architecture (2 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Master Program in Physical Planning (2 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
International Master of Science programme in Urban Ecological Planning (2 years, English) – Trondheim
International Master of Science programme in Sustainable Architecture (2 years, English) – Trondheim
Master program in Real Estate and Facilities Management (2 years, Norwegian) – Trondheim
Master of Fine Art (2 years, English) – Trondheim
International Master’s programme in Industrial design (2 years – English) – Trondheim
Master in Interaction design (2 years, English) – Gjøvik

Link: https://www.ntnu.edu/ad/studies

PhD Programmes
Architecture
Industrial Design
Pogram for artistic development

Link: https://www.ntnu.edu/ad/phd

Other Programmes
Course in Webdesign (1 year, Norwegian) – Gjøvik
Summer School on Contingency Planning (English) – Trondheim – under development
Online courses on Contingency Planning (English) – under development

Books
Book Chapters:

Wang, Y.; Skotte, H. (2016) Still at Risk after Reconstruction: How Does the Mode of Reconstruction Cause New Vulnerabilities when Rebuilding a Vernacular Cultural Heritage Settlement?. In: Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide: Learning from Case Studies in Six Continents. Adenrele, A. (Ed.) Abringdon: Routledge
https://www.routledge.com/Planning-for-Community-based-Disaster-Resilience-Worldwide-Learning-from/Awotona/p/book/9781472468154

Skotte, H. (2014) Tyim Tegenstue. In: Sustainable design III: Towards a new ethics for architecture and the city. Contal, M.; Revedin, J. (Eds.) Paris: Gallimard Editions Alternatives. ISBN 978-2-07-254370-8.
http://www.editionsalternatives.com/site.php?type=P&id=1199

Narkiewicz-Laine, C; Skotte, H. (2014) The Architecture of necessity. 2014. ISBN 0-935119-49-3.
https://chi-athenaeum.org/museum-store/2015/06/25/the-architecture-of-necessity/

Skotte, H. (2014) Teaching to Learn – Learning to Teach: Learning Experiences from the Reality of an Ever-Changing World. In: Alternative Development: Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change. Brun, C.; Blaikie, P.; Jones, M. (Eds.) Abringdon: Routledge
https://books.google.no/books?id=zwvPCwAAQBAJ

Wang, Y.; Skotte, H. (2014) Reconstruction after Reconstruction: A Study of the Post-Earthquake Reconstruction of Taoping Village, a Traditional Qiang Settlement in Sichuan, China. In: Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters in China, Japan and Beyond. Adenrele, A. (Ed.) Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
https://books.google.no/books?id=w8YxBwAAQBAJ

Aranya, R.; Ulset, V. (2016) Contested formality and incipient informality in Delhi’s new suburban space: A case study in Savda Ghevra Resettlement Colony. In: Space, Planning and Everyday Contestations in Delhi. Chakravarty, S.; Negi, R. (Eds.) New York: Springer.
http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9788132221531

Aranya, R.; Vaidya, C. (2016) Planning Education for a Smart Urban India. Urban and Regional Planning Education:Learning for India. Urban and Regional Planning Education. Kumar, A.; Meshram, D.; Gowda, K. (Eds.) New York: Springer
http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811006074

Hokstad, L.; Rødne, G.; Braaten, B.; Wellinger, S.; Shetelig, C. (2016). Transformative Learning in Architectural Education: Re-Thinking Architecture and the Education of Architecture. In: Threshold Concepts in Practice. Land, R.; Meyer, J.; Flangan, M. (Eds.) Dordrecht: Sense Publishers. ISBN 9789463005111. s. 321-334
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-6300-512-8_24

Smith, D. (2016). Petty trade and the private sector in urban reconstruction: learning from Haiti’s post-earthquake Iron Market. In: Urban Disaster Resilience: New Dimensions from International Practice in the Built Environment. Sanderson, D.; Kayden, J. (Eds.) Abringdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138849631. p. 157-171
https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/2440224
http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315725420

Articles
Wellinger, S.; Skotte, H.; Archipovaite, E. (2016) Insights from NTNU Live Studio. aae2016 International Peer-reviewed Conference on ‘Research Based Education’ hosted by The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UCL, UK, 7-9 April 2016 Volume Two.

Skotte, H. (2013) Learning by building. The Architectural Review; Volume 234. p. 88-89
https://www.architectural-review.com/today/learning-by-building/8653891.article

Skotte, H.; Berlanda, T.; Gampfer, S.; Hebel, D.; Olweny, M.; Omenya, A. (2013). Pro and Contra: Design-Build Projects as a Form of Knowledge Transfer. I: “Afritecture” Zeitgenössische Architekturprojekte, die sich mit den lokalen und kulturellen Bedingungen sowie gesellschaftlichen Notwendigkeiten in Afrika auseinandersetzen. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag 2013 ISBN 978-3-7757-3660-2. s. 210-217
http://www.academia.edu/21756996/Pro_and_Contra_Design-Build_Projects_as_a_Form_of_Knowledge_Transfer_in_Lepik_A._ed._Afritecture_Munich_Hatje_Cantz_2013_pp.210-216

Shrestha, P; Aranya, R. (2015) Claiming Invited and Invented Spaces : Contingencies for Insurgent Planning Practices. International Planning Studies. vol. 20 (4).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13563475.2015.1028909

Aranya, R; Vaidya, C. (2014) Is India ready to plan a ‘SMART’ urban future? – Planning education in the post liberal Urban India. Yojana 2014 ;Volum 58. s. 57-63
https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2441415/Planning%2Beducation_Book%2BChapter.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Sliwa, M. (2017) Master plans and urban ecosystems: How the poor transform land-use from rigid into organic – A case from Colombia. Habitat International. vol. 66.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397517301248

Sliwa, M.; Wiig, H.. (2016) Should I stay or should I go: The role of Colombian free urban housing projects in IDP return to the countryside. Habitat International. vol. 56.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397515301405?via%3Dihub

Sliwa, M. (2014) Mexico City: Reconnecting an inland metropolis to water. Proceedings of the 50th ISOCARP Congress – Gdynia, Poland, 23-26 September 2014, Urban Transformations: Cities and Water.
https://isocarp.org/app/uploads/2014/06/Proceedings_Gdynia-Final_01_2015.pdf

Bjønness, H. (2013) The Struggle towards Inclusiveness. – Social development, Research and Field based Education in Human Settlements. – From squatters to urban farmers of Gyantse. In: Conference Papers. International Conference on Traditional Setttlements and Housing in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China and Nepal. Institute of Engineering, lalitpur, Nepal 26.,27. and 28. October 2009. Kathmandu, Nepal.: Institute of Engineering, tribhuvan University. 2013 ISBN 978-9937-2-7170-7. s. 214-230

Wellinger, S.; Skotte, H.; Archipovaite, E. (2016). Insights from NTNU Live Studio. In: aae2016 International Peer-reviewed Conference on ‘Research Based Education’ hosted by The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UCL, UK, 7-9 April 2016 Volume Two. : The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL 2016 ISBN 978-0-9929485-9-7. s. 490-502

Archipovaite, E. (2015) From the Studio into the Field – ‘Slow’ Learning and Teaching in Context. Charrette; Volume 2.(1) Suppl. Autumn s. 6-18
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/arched/char/2015/00000002/00000001/art00002

Archipovaite, E. (2013) Visioning how small scale projects could be strategically extended to large scale long term interventions. A lesson from Uganda. Planum: The Journal of Urbanism 2013 ; Volume 1.(26)
http://www.planum.net/download/ctbt2012-archipovaite-section-1

Gohari, S. (2017) Interactions of Actors’ Interests and Power in The Governance System The Case of Co-location of University Campuses in Trondheim, Norway. GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) 2017 ; Volume 4.(2) p. 35-42
http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/jet/article/view/1813

Gohari, S.; Holsen, T. (2016) Understanding the Governance System in the Campus Development; the Cases of Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Procedia Engineering ;Volume 161 p. 2115-2120
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187770581632923X

Projects
(2017-2020) Smart Sustainable City Regions in India
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi
Project funded by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU)
This project focuses on planning and sustainability issues in the context of the Smart City Mission proposed in the Government in India. Among other themes, we are looking at how the smart city interventions impact the most marginalized communities and informal settlements, with case studies in the cities of Pune and Delhi.
The four main research themes include:
1. Land, land-use conflicts and sprawl,
2. Water, its distribution and pricing,
3. Energy access, energy sources and pollution,
4. Mobility, and its impacts on the urban structure and the environment.
This project consists of the following components:
1. Student mobility at Master’s and PhD level, including joint annual fieldworks in India and Summer Schools in Norway
2. Joint publications
3. Joint seminar / conference
4. Development of an e-course
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msa1/fieldwork (project website under development)

(2017-2020) SUSTAIN – Comparing Urban Sustainability Initiatives in Norway and the USA
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Falk School of Sustainability and the Environment at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, USA
Project funded by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU)
The focus of the project is on sustainability and urban development issues in the contexts of de-industrializing and industrializing countries (USA, Norway and India). The main themes include: food security, water management, environmental policy, urban infrastructure and land-use planning.
This project consists of the following components:
1. Student mobility – annual summer school at Chatham University and exchange semester of Chatham students in Norway, including their participation in NTNU fieldwork in India
2. Joint publications
3. Development of an e-course
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msa1/fieldwork (project website under development)

(ongoing) Live studio
“Live Studio” is a generic term for projects that are based on actual issues, and developed in real dialogue with external partners. The projects can be located in Norway or abroad. They may be building or planning projects.
The projects are mainly initiated by students in collaboration with external partners, but they can also be part of NTNU’s Master’s studies in architecture and planning. It is an important goal that the projects and processes have societal significance.
The faculty and “NTNU Live Studio” received the Norwegian Ministry of Educations award for outstanding education 2015.
https://www.ntnu.edu/ad/live-studio
https://www.ntnu.no/wiki43/display/liveprojects/NTNU+Live+Studio+WIKI+Home
https://www.studiobeta.no/