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…
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RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
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…
Introducing Structure – a Better Shelter initiative.
Image: Vijeesh and Gopika in front of their Structure in Kerala, India, November 2020. © Sameer Raichur Happy New Year. When looking back on last year, our thoughts are with those…
IRAQ: 113 shelters delivered to HEKS/EPER
8 million Iraqis have been left displaced and much of the country has been destroyed (primarily concentrated in the urban…
UN GLOBAL COMPACT: Towards a sustainable future
The World Bank reported last year that if no climate actions are taken, there will be 143 million “internal climate…
IRAQ: 500 shelters delivered to UNHCR
Iraqi families return to rebuild their lives: Better Shelters offer a feeling of home in a city in ruins Across…
DIHAD: See you at the International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD)
We will be showcasing a Better Shelter at the 16th edition of Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference &…
Happy new year!
Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year from the Better Shelter team!We want to thank…
USA: Better Shelter included in MoMA exhibit
The exhibition Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter opened this weekend at MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,…
GREECE: Open call for designers!
UPDATE: CALL CLOSED on Sep 23rd Designers, creatives, humanitarians and makers – join Better Shelter at CORE RELIEF, a 7-day (3-9 Oct) multinational…
BEAZLEY DESIGNS OF THE YEAR: Better Shelter nomination
https://vimeo.com/201021364?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=2010412 Better Shelter is nominated for the Beazley Designs of the Year! There are 67 nominees over 6 categories: Architecture, Digital,…