Fenchouch Alla-eddine, who holds a PhD in urban planning, is a lecturer and researcher at the École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme d'Alger (Algeria) and a member of the "Strategic Urban Planning, Architecture, and Integrated Development" (USADI-EPAU) research team. He is currently undertaking a three-month postdoctoral fellowship at LATTS (office 220) from September 1 to November 30, 2023, as part of the Atlas FMSH-CASS 2023 program.
His current research project focuses on the ordinary fabric of the city, its modalities, actors, and effects: The case of Algiers. More specifically, he is looking at the practices of residents and the "micro-actions" of small entrepreneurs, both formal and informal, involved in real estate projects that have become increasingly visible in the northeast sector of the city of Algiers since 2015. These real estate operations often appear random and exceptional, frequently integrated into individual housing developments. His main objective is to understand the process of creating these projects by examining their materiality and the mechanisms of action at work. At the same time, he is also studying the role of public policy in response to the proliferation of these private initiatives. This project is a continuation of his doctoral thesis, which focused on recent developments in Algerian cities, particularly the dynamics of socio-spatial redistribution and the analysis of practices of appropriation and reappropriation of urban spaces.