ISUM 2026 – 3rd International School on Urban Morphology

The 3rd International School on Urban Morphology will be hosted by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in a collaboration among the International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF), the Cyprus Network of Urban Morphology (CyNUM), and with the participation of the Arab Network of Urban Morphology (ANUM), the Iranian Network of Urban Morphology (ISUF Iran), and the Turkish Network of Urban Morphology (TNUM).

The school focuses on the morphological study of Famagusta’s urban fabric, examining the spatial and formal relationships between its historic core and postcolonial developments, as well as the city’s spatial evolution, structural transformations, and the implications of political and natural boundaries.

The program includes theoretical instruction, fieldwork, cartographic analysis, urban walks, and site surveys. Participant will produce original morphological assessments and develop planning-oriented proposals to be presented to experts.

In particular, the workshop will explore:

• The structural and spatial relationships between historical and postcolonial urban formations.
• Theory of Urban Morphology, particularly the historico-geographical approach.
• The influence of geopolitical and natural constraints on urban form.
• The integration of morphological knowledge into contemporary planning frameworks.

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