Urban Refugee Integration in Rome of Prof. Hajo Neis Summer Program 2019

FOREWORD
I want to thank our twelve students, three graduates and nine undergraduates. They are
fantastic students, with the heart on the right spot, energy, creativity and lots of
determinism. They did an incredibly good job over the course of the UO Rome summer
Program. Most impressive, they came through in the final review, not only with their
individual building designs, but also with the experimental communal urban design. And
to top the list, they also met the deadline on the same day for the International Design
Competition 'Cities and Refugees', that includes a wonderful 45 second video expressing
the wish for dignity of refugees in a poem.
I also want to thank all of our guest lecturers and reviewers, starting with Pia Katharine
Schneider from Rome and ending with Joachim Kieferle from Wiesbaden, Germany.
Thanks to our main reviewers and guest lecturers. They include Giuseppe Strappa,
Rome; Antonio Latini, Rome; Tom Rankin, Rome; Howard Davis, Oregon; Ralf Weber,
Dresden; Alexander Schmidt, Essen; Ihab Elzeyadi, Oregon; Vicky Kynourgiopoulou,
Greece; Grace Aaraj, Lebanon. I am very thankful for all their contributions.
It is also with great pleasure that I can thank Adam Abusukheila, who did a tremendous
amount of work in putting the Rome booklet together, so that we all have a wonderful
record of this exhilarating summer project in Rome.
Hajo Neis, PhD. Rome Program Director