“Think Global. Build Social!” shows current examples of an alternative, socially comitted architecture which, with minimum financial expenditure but great deal of initiative and creativity,
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FUSION CITIES consolidation of movement
“FUSION CITIES – consolidation of movement” was an urban design seminar at TU Darmstadt in 2009.During the seminar of the summer term 2009 at PAR,
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(in)comprehensible – (un)fassbar
A Pecha Kucha by Jula-Kim Sieber about the comprehensible (architecture, body, positive space) and the incomprehensible (communication, soul, negative space). The Pecha Kucha is a
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mintomax – Int. Architecture Symposium on the Redefinition of the “Minimal Subsistence Dwelling”
Diébédo Francis Kéré/Keré Architecture (Berlin): The Growing House Was brauchen Menschen zum Wohnen, zum Leben? Was ist eigentlich das Minimum? Diese Frage beschäftigt Diébédo Francis
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ARCH+ features 2
His office is in Berlin but he is especially well known for his projects in Africa: building ambitious and climate adapted buildings with the people
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Grande Hotel
It was never profitable, the luxurious “Grande Hotel” in Beira / Mozambique with its 110 rooms and a beautiful swimming pool. In 1960 the owners
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Earth Works
In the North of Mozambique 11 preschools and village communal houses were made of mud and bamboo all built by local artisans. Seven schools have
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Building with people
The architects and engineers of the Berlin based office have their main focus on sustainable architecture. With their idea of refinement of adobe building techniques
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