STOCKHOLM, 11 februari 2025. Den svenska ickevinstdrivande organisationen Better Shelter ställer ut på den 19:e internationella arkitekturutställningen på La Biennale di Venezia, som öppnar den 10 maj 2025. Den 19:e internationella arkitekturutställningen på La Biennale di Venezia, kurerad av arkitekten…
Little seems to have changed on the muddy roads of this camp in Kafr Jalis in rural Idlib, northwest Syria. The shelters, still lined up on both sides, remain in place, and children wander in groups, searching for something to…
Better Shelter has been invited to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. This year’s exhibition, which will take place from May 10 to November 23, 2025, is curated by Carlo Ratti under the theme Intelli Natural. Artificial.…
No one should have to live in a displacement camp. But global crises make this a harsh reality for millions of people. While only about twenty per cent of the world’s refugee population lives in camps, this still accounts for…
There’s a story behind every object. The exhibition “Design Stories” (Swedish: Designhistorier) at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, explores the evolution of design from the mid-1800s to today. It explores the creativity, consumption, and social expression of 500 Nordic…
The photo project What Makes a Home shifts the focus from adversity and trauma to brief, intimate moments of joy, resilience, and creativity—moments where life can be about more than survival. To tell these stories, Better Shelter commissioned three photographers—Björn Wallander, Ci…
The photo project What Makes a Home shifts the focus from adversity and trauma to brief, intimate moments of joy, resilience, and creativity—moments where life can be about more than survival. For the past decade, Better Shelter has been active in…
On September 25th, the photo exhibition What Makes A Home will open at 9 West 8th Street in New York. The exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Consulate General of Sweden in New York and was created by, among…
STOCKHOLM, 16 SEPTEMBER 2024. Den 25 september öppnar fotoutställningen What Makes a Home i New York. Den framstående inredningsfotografen Björn Wallander, känd för sina skildringar av exklusiva hem i bland andra Architectural Digest, Elle Decor och Vogue, har besökt familjer…
Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and environmental conditions worsen with global heating, they are creating conditions for further forced displacement. The need for temporary shelters is expected to grow dramatically, as will their performance…