We are excited to announce the participation of our codirector Carmen Mendoza Arroyo as a speaker at the 8th International Conference on Building Resilience in Lisbon this coming November, where…
In our latest alumni interview, we catch up with former students Kimberly Pelkofsky (1983) and Shareen Elnaschie (1980), who completed our program in 2013. Two years ago, they started up…
Speaking at the plenary session at the Design for Humanity Summit in New York last Friday, our codirector emphasised the need to move away from refugee camp design and toward…
For two weeks in December, our students were immersed in our yearly workshop with a local partner on local issues, this time collaborating with Barcelona City Council’s Ciutat Refugi program…
This Friday, we welcome back former student of our master program Esther Menduiña as guest lecturer to hear about her experience during this past year working for the Norweigan Refugee…
A staggering 65 million forcibly displaced people around the world, over 21 million of them refugees, has pushed the the issue of shelter beyond the humanitarian sphere and into the…
On October 17th and November 11th, our master program will be hosting two separate roundtable discussions aimed at shedding light on the urban and architectural issues surrounding the refugee crisis….
The aim of this roundtable is to discuss and think about the issue of refugee camps and displaced populations from the perspective of architecture and urbanism. Those two aspects are…
We’ve seen projects like the $300 House and Wikihouse try to revolutionize the concept of affordable housing for the world’s poor, and architects design alternatives to outdated tents for post-disaster…
