March 15th, 2012 | by admin | published in Blog, NewsBites
In a recent report from UN-Habitat, the organization announced that it is expanding its ties with the academic world in the area of urban risk reduction and rehabilitation so that a new generation of graduates undertaking field work in disaster zones around the world are better groomed in integrated urban crisis-based practice. “We are now [...]
March 12th, 2012 | by Flavia Scognamillo and Aikaterini Myrizaki | published in Rio Floods Project, Student Blog
A brief account of the masters field trip to Brazil… Now it’s time for reflections. São Sebastião Cathedral reflected in a skyscraper. Rio de Janeiro’s night skyline seen from the Sugarloaf. Photos by Flavia Scognamillo We are on the plane ride back, only 10 hours away from Barcelona. During the last few days, I’ve kept [...]
March 7th, 2012 | by admin | published in Internships 2012, Student Blog
Our students Ella Chau, Wan-Ting Chiang, John Holm, and Tommaso Sacconi are currently in Nagaoka, Japan for their internship with architect and earthquake disaster prevention expert Norio Maki, guest professor of the course who participated in our Rebuilding Japan conference back in December. Make sure to follow their updates here on the student blog and [...]
March 5th, 2012 | by admin | published in Blog, NewsBites
Make sure to check out the new issue of Architectural Record magazine, specifically focused on Building for Social Change and including pro-bono collaborations, public interest design and humanitarian projects in both developed and developing contexts around the world. In addition to project examples, the issue also features interviews with young architects who have made a [...]
March 2nd, 2012 | by Gunther Stoll, Sonam Lama, and Andrew Benham | published in Featured, Internships 2012, Student Blog
In this series, students document their experiences during the internships in 2012. Scattered across the globe, they are reporting from places like Haiti, South America, Africa, Mongolia and Japan. ———————————— Gunther Stoll, Sonam Lama, and Andrew Benham on their arrival to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and their internship with the United Nations Settlement Program. While we receive [...]
February 28th, 2012 | by Alice Liburdi | published in Rio Floods Project, Student Blog
This is the student blog documenting the master’s field trip to Brazil to continue work on the Rio Floods Petropolis Sports-for-Change project in Brazil, in collaboration with Architecture for Humanity. Click here for the entire series. ———————————— Today is the final day of our field trip; our last day in Brazil. After this vivid and [...]
February 27th, 2012 | by Ella Chau and Elaine Morales | published in Rio Floods Project, Student Blog
This is the student blog documenting the master’s field trip to Brazil to continue work on the Rio Floods Petropolis Sports-for-Change project in Brazil, in collaboration with Architecture for Humanity. Click here for the entire series. ———————————— Part 1 | by Ella Chau Today was the last working day for us to refine our Sports-for-Change [...]
February 23rd, 2012 | by admin | published in Blog, Featured
If you are looking for higher studies and have a passion for architecture that matches your passion for making a difference, our masters program may be the one for you. The Master of International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture is a unique degree that prepares architects to develop and rebuild communities affected by poverty, conflict and [...]
February 22nd, 2012 | by Andrew Benham | published in Rio Floods Project, Student Blog
This is the student blog documenting the master’s field trip to Brazil to continue work on the Rio Floods Petropolis Sports-for-Change project in Brazil, in collaboration with Architecture for Humanity. Click here for the entire series. ———————————— Nogueira, Itaipava – Sunday February 12th 9am: Sunshine and clear skies….. Nathaniel Corum, Architecture for Humanity’s head of [...]
February 21st, 2012 | by Wan-Ting Chiang | published in Rio Floods Project, Student Blog
This is the student blog documenting the master’s field trip to Brazil to continue work on the Rio Floods Petropolis Sports-for-Change project in Brazil, in collaboration with Architecture for Humanity. Click here for the entire series. ———————————— Second day in Itaipava, the day began with beautiful sunlight and a soft breeze carrying fresh tropical air [...]
