Thursday, November 17, 2011
Reconstructing Schools in Haiti
Image from http://en.kindernothilfe.org/
Kindernothilfe (KNH), a Christian organization founded in Duisburg, Germany that is dedicated to children's aid, commissioned Chilean architecture firm, HABITERRA, to rebuild a rural school in Coupeau.
The school was destroyed in the January 12, 2010 earthquake that ravaged Haiti. Local community members, children, and their parents assisted in the rebuilding of the school.
To read more about this amazing project, please click on the links below:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Avant/Garde Diaries
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| Balestra Berlin's Kubik installation in Lausanne, Switzerland |
Dwell brings to our attention The Avant/Garde Diaries - short videos of the lives and goings-on in the design world overseas. The video below features a group of professionals' and artists' lifestyles and projects in Berlin.
Interesting footage of a double-decker bus turned convenience store in a Berlin neighborhood, and an introduction to Balestra Berlin, appear in the video above. Balestra Berlin is a German firm consisting of architects and artists in the fields of music, sound, lighting, animation, illustration, exhibition, event planning, photography and more.
Rebuilding for Resilience
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| Image from http://www.worldbulletin.net/ |
In the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, many organizations pulled together to discuss how to rebuild the country in a safe and stronger way.
Rebuilding for Resilience: How Science and Engineering Can Inform Haiti's Reconstruction
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Pro's of Renovation
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| Carol M. Highsmith, November 2008 (Library of Congress)/Public Domain |
This article by Lloyd Alter explores the pro's of renovations and remodels: Renovation and Repair Creates Way More Jobs, Uses Far Less Material Than New Construction
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| copyright Woodcliffe Corporation |
IEEE / Sirona Haiti Rural Electricity Project
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| Image from http://sironacares.typepad.com/ |
The SunBlazer solar charger project in Haiti brings electricity to rural areas of the country to support local entrepreneurs in their business efforts and to provide homeowners will dependable electricity.
Check out the links below to read more about the pilot program:
IEEE / Sirona Haiti Rural Electricity Project
Sirona Cares
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| Image from http://sironacares.typepad.com/ |
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