Design for Rest of the World
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Open Source Ecology
I apologize for the lack of frequent reporting as we are going through ‘growing pains.’ We are busy recruiting for this whole ecology of positions . We had a large number of interviews ( 30+ recorded on our YouTube channel ) and are going at it strong. I am working on the 2 year plan , with a highlight of bootstrap-funding our staff by the fruits of production.
On March 22nd KDI was awarded the 2012 International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management. Find out more about the award here .
Kounkuey Design Initiative
A translation of the Dezeen article was published in Japanese at Design Channel here . We just got these photos sent from Aid Global representative Filipe Galvão showing the usage of the two school rooms today. Mainly they are being used by the young children in Chimundo. They have lessons here with teachers and their afternoon nap in the shadows offered of the building. It warms our hearts to see the children we were working with enjoying and making use of their new spaces. This article was published in the local newspaper Bergens Tidene just after we arrived back in Norway.
Architect in a foreign culture
PreFab and Affordable Housing
TYIN tegnestue
TYIN ble etablert i 2008 og firmaet har gjennomført prosjekter i blant annet Thailand, Uganda og Sumatra. Løsninger på fundamentale utfordringer fordrer en arkitektur hvor alt har en mening, en nødvendighetens arkitektur. Gjennom å involvere mennesker i lokalbefolkningen aktivt i både design og byggingen av alle prosjektene, kan TYIN tegnestue etablere et godt rammeverk av gjensidig utveksling av kunnskap og ferdigheter. Kontoret drives i dag av sivilarkitektene Andreas G. Gjertsen og Yashar Hanstad og har hovedkvarter i Trondheim.
Every year we give architecture students the chance to design and build a sustainable homes on the Navajo reservation. In doing so, we don’t just create a home for a family in need. We create better, more compassionate architects for the betterment of our entire community.
DesignBuildBLUFF website
Volunteer at one of our hands on construction projects to learn more about the world, our environment, our cultures and of course to be active & have fun!
Make Your Mark
UKUMBI NGO
Using architecture to mitigate poverty Ukumbi ry is a Finnish non-governmental organisation established in 2007 by three Finnish architects. Saija Hollmén, Jenni Reuter and Helena Sandman have all extensive experience of development cooperation projects in several African countries. In the course of their work they realised that culturally knowledgeable and skilfully designed architecture is a tool that can be used to improve the living conditions of communities and to mitigate poverty. The mission of Ukumbi is to offer architectural planning and design for underprivileged groups. Often such groups include women, children or young people whose opportunities for participation in society are limited.
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ELEMENTAL
Sustainable cities require sustainable communities as well as care for the environment. Brazilian architect, Jorge Mario Jauregui has been working in Rio de Janiero for the last fifteen years to use his skills as an architect to bring infrastructure and community facilities to the informal communities throughout the city known as favelas. Favelas, which house about 20% of the city’s population, have been growing in pockets of unclaimed land throughout the city for the past 100 years.
green architecture notes » Favela-Bairro project: Jorge Mario Jauregui Rio de Janiero
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