Better Shelter celebrates the beauty of local craftsmanship in humanitarian architecture at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Venice, May 8, 2025 Swedish humanitarian nonprofit Better Shelter unveils its…
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From floodplains to eco-villages: A new chapter in Tana River County
For centuries, the Pokomo people of Kenya’s Tana River County lived…
Design for Humanitarian Crisis Response: VCUarts Qatar hosts public talk on crisis response
How can design help people displaced by war, climate disasters, and…
“The first thing I did was plant a fig tree.”
“Happiness beyond words.” That’s how Hisham Bakir, 53, describes the feeling…
“We expect to leave in the spring.”
Life in the camp in Kafr Jalis, rural Idlib, is not…
A shelter that feels like home—even in a crisis
A shelter is more than just a roof. It’s safety, dignity,…