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- Affordable modular Maggie Shelter offers refugees a healthier future Wed, 6 Jan 16, 2:07amMost countries only allow temporary settlements, which means millions of refugees live in tents and lack access to adequate schools and medical wards. Poor living conditions can lead to long-term detrimental effects on health,...
- Banksy’s Dismaland will be dismantled and reborn as refugee housing Tue, 29 Sep 15, 7:37amWorld famous streetartist, Banksy has announced that his macabre Dismaland is set to be dismantled and reborn as shelter for refugees at Calais. The artist has said that all timber and useable fixtures from the 'bemusement...
- Banksy’s macabre Dismaland to be dismantled and reborn as refugee housing Tue, 29 Sep 15, 4:30amWorld famous streetartist, Banksy has announced that his macabre Dismaland is set to be dismantled and reborn as shelter for refugees at Calais. The artist has said that all timber and useable fixtures from the 'bemusement...
- United Nations to send 10,000 flat-packed IKEA shelters to refugees worldwide Thu, 26 Mar 15, 8:30amThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) has partnered with social enterprise Better Shelter to move forward on a plan to bring 10,000 of IKEA’s incredible solar-powered flat pack shelters to refugee families...
- United Nations to send 10,000 flat packed IKEA shelters to refugees worldwide Thu, 26 Mar 15, 4:07amThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) has partnered with social enterprise Better Shelter to move forward on a plan to bring 10,000 of IKEA’s incredible solar-powered flat pack shelters to refugee families...
- Inhabitat’s top design stories of 2014 – vote for your favorite! Wed, 31 Dec 14, 8:30amGreen design will save the world, and this year designers went all out with an incredible range of innovations. Sada brought us an incredible hubless folding bike while Klemmens Torggler introduced the world to an origami-like...
- Beautiful Woven Refugee Tents Get Their Power from the Sun Thu, 26 Jun 14, 12:24amDrawing inspiration from traditional basket weaving techniques and the flexibility of snake skin, the designer uses weatherproof fabric drawn between durable, curved plastic tubing...