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- Architecture for a Change’s Mamelodi Pod is a Self-Sustaining Solution to Shantytowns Tue, 27 Aug 13, 1:00amA rapidly increasing portion of South Africa's population lives in shantytowns that lack access to water, electricity and basic plumbing. Mamelodi is one of the oldest townships in Pretoria that was set up by a then-apartheid...
- H&P Architects’ BES Pavillion Provides a Dynamic Cultural Hub for Locals in Ha Tinh, Vietnam Sat, 17 Aug 13, 7:00amLocated in Ha Tinh, Vietnam, the BES (Bamboo–Earth–Stone) pavilion is a service space focused on bringing art and culture closer to the city's inhabitants...
- Shift’s New Viva Furniture Collection Honors the Skills of Latin American Craftspeople Fri, 16 Aug 13, 7:00amMexico and many Latin American countries are rich with masterful artisans and craftsmen of great skill and talent that are capable of creating objects of outstanding beauty and rich cultural value...
- Architecture For a Change Completes Tiny Prefab Eco Home in Mamelodi, South Africa Thu, 15 Aug 13, 7:00amArchitecture For a Change recently completed their second transition housing unit in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The unit's 220 mm masonry walls give it excellent thermal performance, it uses solar energy for lighting, and it harvests...