Monthly Archives: December 2011
Chile: Pudeto School Chiloé Island. CL
Latin America, Ancud Chiloé 2004-2010 Low cost wooden school for 1000 children in Chile Pudeto School is an example of how contemporary architecture can enhance social values such as equality and social justice – issues that are relevant for Latin … Continue reading
emergency emergent architecture & human rights
Europe, Paris. FR 10 December 1948 Article 25 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) U.N. General Assembly at Palais de Chaillot, Paris 1948 “…Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of … Continue reading
Denmark: “This is not a Home…” Copenhagen. DK
Europe, Copenhagen 2011 “THIS IS NOT A HOME…” The homeless in Copenhagen need places where they can protect themselves during the cold Scandinavian Winter. A small labyrinth of containers, open to all and without formal administration is the proposal given … Continue reading
Chile: Fatima School 2004 / 2010 Chiloé Island. CL
Poetry, social equality, local culture and low cost combined in the construction of a public school for 360 children in southern Chile Another example of how architecture that respects local culture and technology, can improve life of Latinamerican children who … Continue reading
Italy: Workshop TRECC “Abandoned cities in Sabina” November 2011 Sabina. IT
Tre comuni della regione Lazio, Italia -Stategie di sviluppo- Tre piccoli comuni dell’alto Lazio a cinquanta kilometri dalla città di Roma: Casaprota, Mompeo e Montenero Sabino, decidono diunire le loro risorse per mettere a punto una strategia di sviluppo comune e … Continue reading
Turkey: Workshop “Social Housing, sustainability & earthquakes” Istanbul. TR
Asia, Istanbul October 2011 Workshop: Housing, Earthquakes & Sustainability in Istanbul Turkey needs more than 350.000 new housing-possibilities per year to maintain its economic growth Text Jorge Lobos – Translation Monica Johansson WORKSHOP PROGRAM Today more than 50% of the … Continue reading
Mozambique: Workshop “Floods in Mozambique” March 2011 Maputo. MZ
A country cut off by the flooding of its great Rivers Limpopo and Zambeze The largest rivers of Mozambique serve for irrigating the best soil of the country for agriculture, but they also flood, cut off and isolate great rural … Continue reading
Denmark: Workshop 5×5 CPH-II “Architecture for Humanitarian Emergencies” Copenhagen. DK
Europe, Copenhagen. DK January 2011 WORKSHOP 5X5 – CPH II The world population is 6.600.000.000. Approximately 2/3 of the population (4.400.000.000 persons) do not have any relation whatsoever with architecture How is it then, that architects claim they cannot find … Continue reading
Denmark: Workshop “Homeless in CPH” Den Frie Museum. DK
Europe. Copenhagen. Denmark December, 2010 “THIS IS NOT A HOME…” There are 5000 homeless in Denmark. As winter arrives, and temperatures drop to -15°C or lower, homelessness turns into a social emergency. The workshop “THIS IS NOT A HOME” brought … Continue reading
Mexico: Workshop “Social problems in Aguas Calientes”. MX
Latinoamérica, Aguas Calientes. MX Mexico octubre 2010 “Aguas Calientes el más pequeño y menos convulsionado Estado de México, pero con el mismo conflicto del país: Inequidad Social” Aguas Calientes tiene solo 1 millón de habitantes en el centro de México, bastante pacífico comparado con … Continue reading