A shelter that feels like home—even in a crisis
A shelter is more than just a roof. It’s safety, dignity, and a step toward rebuilding life, until a permanent…
Innovation for resilience: Repurposing shelter materials
To make humanitarian operations more sustainable, all actors must use resources smarter: use less and waste less. At Better Shelter,…
Building with local material and expertise in El Chopá, Colombia
Since 2021, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in San Marcos, Colombia, destroying homes and crops. Thousands of people have…
Supporting flood victims in Kenya
Most of the population along the Tana River lives in flood-prone areas and relies on the river for their livelihoods…
Better Shelter at the V&A Dundee – Plastic: Remaking our world
Few materials have shaped our world like plastics have in the last century. Plastic, in many ways, is essential, and…
Better Shelter at IKEA Foundation Week
The 2022 edition of the IKEA Foundation Week was held from October 24-28. The week-long event recognised the work resulted…
Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson speaks at the Seoul Design Award Conference
On October 25-26 2022, the 4th Seoul Design Award Conference was held in the capital of South Korea, connecting professionals…
Norman Foster Foundation scholars reflect: what does a safe and dignified shelter mean to you?
Now with over 100 million displaced people around the world, including nearly 13 million forced to flee their homes in…
Re-materializing Housing — Norman Foster Foundation
The Norman Foster Foundation invited Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson to participate in the Re-Materializing Housing Public Debates, supported by the…
Report release: Preliminary assessment of the pilot Structure approach to humanitarian sheltering
Better Shelter, in partnership with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and…
V&A: Design 1900 – Now
Design 1900 – Now showcases 250 objects from the V&A’s collections of 20th- and 21st-century art and design displayed across…
500 shelters to UNHCR in Iraq
Iraqi families return to rebuild their lives: Better Shelters offer a feeling of home in a city in ruins Across…