Tag: Humanitarian architecture
Teen refugee and aspiring architect leads program designing a future Aleppo
Teenager Mohammed Kteish is leading an initiative that combines architectural modelling with virtual reality to imagine a future Aleppo.
Shigeru Ban wins Mother Teresa Award for services to humanity
Japanese “emergency architect” Shigeru Ban will receive an award for “exceptional services to humanity” at a ceremony in Mumbai.
Shigeru Ban to make Opera House address
Shigeru Ban will address an audience in Sydney to coincide with his exhibition at the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation.
Surfing design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters
Architect Ken McBryde and surfboard designer Nev Hyman have created a series of cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelters for a remote community in Vanuatu.
What does it mean to be a “good architect”?
Why does “good” architecture, as judged by architects, rarely have anything to do with “doing good,” wonders Rory Hyde.
Nomadic architecture: Terrain Architects
Using local skills and materials, Terrain Architects creates architecture for needy communities everywhere from Indonesia to Africa.