If it seems like an impossible endeavor to flip a global substandard housing crisis, you haven’t been keeping up with the Karachi Chapter of Architecture for Humanity. The Chapter rocketed into action in 2010, responding to the Indus River floods that inundated 1/5 of the country and displaced 20 million Pakistanis – 11% of the…
(Students Rebuild) Public schools in urban California and rural North Carolina are breaking through customary walls to pursue dynamic learning environments and impact their communities. Of course – design plays a part. Around the nation a debate rages on how to educate children. On one end, there is a push to bring all students up simultaneously,…
(Students Rebuild) ALL EIGHT of the Millennium Development Goals simultaneously crossed a milestone earlier this year – “1000 Days Left.” Or maybe it’s more of a warning sign. Since the Year 2000 (and those heady days of roboboogie), 189+ nation states have been working to eradicate extreme poverty around the world, prompted by the United Nations.…
(Architecture for Humanity) In the moments before an elaborate party, an entire universe seems held in a state of suspension. Deep within Philadelphia’s repurposed Electric Factory, blue patterned lights sweep a dance floor, empty save for staff in black tees crossing to their last-minute preparations. Clusters of other staffers chat before their shifts begin. Mic…
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