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Sparsha: The Design Contest

Project Location: Katra, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Universit, India
Building Type: Homeless Shelter
Project Descripton: Sparsha is a contest being organized for the student community of India BY Anusha Narayanan And Avikal Somvanshi, proud students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu & Kashmir, in response to their success in being awarded the 2008 Berkeley....

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Myanmar Rebuilding Appeal

Project Location: Unspecified location
Project Descripton: Cyclone Nargis hit the heart of Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday morning. While the media will focus its attention on the loss of life there will be millions displaced in the coming weeks. Large aid agencies like Oxfam and Care will be knee deep in....

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Hogar Monte Carmelo

Project Location: El Mangote, Bejuco-Chame, Panama
Building Type: Education Facility - Secondary School
Project Descripton: This project sets out to explore a broader definition of cutting edge architecture by reviving regional and sustainable thinking in a developing community in rural Panama. The Hogar Monte Carmelo is a Carmelite boarding school in the rural....

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Open-Source Bamboo Shelter

Project Location: Unspecified location
Building Type: Homeless Shelter, Emergency Shelter
Project Descripton: A process for community-built bamboo relief housing

“Bamboo DNA's strength comes from its collaborative network of talented people... artists, builders, performance artists, and pretty much anyone who has an interest in seeing bamboo....

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Bayonnais Medical Clinic

Project Location: Cathor, Bayonnais, Haiti
Building Type: Health Clinic
Project Descripton: This Medical Facility will be the first to serve the Bayonnais region of Haiti. The population of Bayonnais is approximately 80,000 and is often described as the poorest region in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Currently, the....

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Paediatrics Ward & Hostel

Project Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Building Type: Hospital
Project Descripton: Design and build a 50 bed paediatrics ward, 50 bed hostel for chemotherapy patients, treatment room, nurse/staff facilities and a classroom/workshop space.

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Sandhaimedu Classroom

Project Location: Sandhaimedu Village, Tamil Nadu, India
Building Type: Youth Center
Project Descripton: A small building to house a tuition and youth group programme for tribal villages in Tamil Nadu, South India. Passive ventilation and large overhangs help the building to stay cool in this hot climate and locally available / re-used materials are....

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stand together

Project Location: Africa & Arab States
Building Type: Temporary Shelter, Residential – Public Housing, Residential – Multi-Family Low Rise, Homeless Shelter, Emergency Shelter, …
Project Descripton: Designing a shelter is quite complex. Conditions can differ from hot to cold, from mountainous to flat and from dry to wet. Disasters don't discriminate, it could happen anywhere, in remote areas, as well as in cities, to anyone, families as....

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Manichira Child-Centred Recreational Park

Project Location: Sultan Bathery, Kerala, India

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Vinayaka Hospital

Project Location: Sultan Bathery, Kerala, India
Building Type: Hospital

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