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- SHoP designs 50 solar-powered schools for earthquake-damaged regions in Nepal Fri, 25 Dec 15, 1:00amSHoP Architects designed the schools to be as flexible and adaptable as possible to varying terrains and needs. The structures are made from an easily assembled kit of parts comprising readily available local materials such...
- Shigeru Ban will reuse earthquake rubble to build Nepal relief shelters Mon, 27 Jul 15, 11:00pmShigeru Ban and his humanitarian organization Volunteer Architects Network (VAN) announced plans to build emergency shelters for Nepal back in May, but it wasn’t until now that the prototype designs were released...
- Shelters for Nepal earthquake survivors can be built from reclaimed materials in two days Sat, 25 Jul 15, 12:39amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFXLHJ_D6c Charles Lai and Takehiko Suzuki collaborated with AONA architecture studio and the One Village Focus Fund to deliver the design to a remote area of Nepal, where a team of four paid...
- Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits a traumatized Nepal Tue, 12 May 15, 11:08pmJust two weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Nepal and claimed over 8,000 lives, a powerful 7.3 earthquake has struck the rural town of Namche, which lies around 50 miles northeast of Kathmandu, near Mount Everest...
- Unatti Foundation girls selflessly cook for thousands of earthquake victims Sun, 3 May 15, 11:00pmThe young Nepali women of the nonprofit Unatti Foundation have responded to Nepal’s devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake in a big-hearted way. These young humanitarians, aged from 4 to 20, are helping cook for over 3,500...
- Architects and other building experts called on to aid in Nepal’s post-earthquake recovery Sat, 2 May 15, 2:12amThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), has teamed up with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to "help identify Nepalese nationals or others with local or regional experience...
- Earthquake levels Nepal’s beautiful historic buildings Wed, 29 Apr 15, 2:15amAs the death toll from Nepal continues to rise, impacting roughly eight million people according to the UN, one can't help but wonder how the country will ever achieve its former splendor after this devastating earthquake...
- Nepal quake leaves widespread devastation and thousands dead Mon, 27 Apr 15, 3:50amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GexFdKVjPxM&spfreload=10 A devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal today, killing hundreds and sending a ripple of aftershocks through the country. The shaking caused buildings...
- Learn how you can help the victims of the Nepal earthquake Mon, 27 Apr 15, 4:01amThe massive 7.8 earthquake that shook Nepal yesterday, near Katmandu, has devastated the region and left thousands dead. Rescue and recovery efforts are still underway in Nepal, India, China, and Bangladesh, as many people...
- Devastating 7.8 earthquake kills hundreds in Nepal Sun, 26 Apr 15, 3:42amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GexFdKVjPxM&spfreload=10 A devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal today, killing hundreds and sending a ripple of aftershocks through the country. The shaking caused buildings...