WHO WE ARE
The “Architecture for Refugees” is an open source online platform which collects and shares questions, problems, ideas and solutions dealing with the architectural aspects of the current refugee crisis on the European and global scale. In our modern society information and the access to knowledge are key values. Creating an open source pool of information and knowledge could enhance the collaborative work between activists, refugees, professionals and politicians. As a result of the collaborative work, organised and fast answers could be given to the shelter- and infrastructural problems of the refugee crisis. Our community aims to join refugees, architects, urban planners and designers to create a better built environment for, with and by refugees. Join us!
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25th May 2018
In collaboration with the Emergency Architecture & Human Rights, The Syria Fund, Helping Refugee Jordan and the Nashmiyat Al-Badiyah […]
14th May 2018
Check this short video by the Emergency Architecture & Human Rights! They built a school in the village […]
10th March 2018
“More than 3.5 million refugee children aged 5 to 17 did not have the chance to attend school […]
10th March 2018
We have just teamed up with the Emergency Architecture & Human Rights to build 99 more classrooms and […]
25th February 2018
Please check our Swiss team’s Webpage! You can find many important information about their work. In German and […]
31st August 2017
Wir nehmen auch teil am 7. FORUM der Schweizer Wohnbaugenossenschaften! Join us! Architecture for Refugees SCHWEIZ – STANDNUMMER […]
20th August 2017
Join us! Facebook EVENT – CLICK Check English text below! Was passiert? / What’s on? In der Stadt […]
6th July 2017
To some, providing protected natural spaces is to provide a purely environmental or recreational facility, and within the […]
25th May 2017
This summer, TU Berlin will be offering a summer design-build studio from July 10-21st that will focus on designing […]
28th April 2017
“A new exhibit at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is devoted to constructive responses to the world’s […]
28th April 2017
“Delays on important paperwork from Government departments and a ‘cliff-edge’ of support following positive decisions on refugee status leading people into […]
17th March 2017
“Refugee camps are established with the intention of being demolished. As a paradigmatic representation of political failure, they […]
15th March 2017
Market Share “Empowering immigrants and refugees through food entrepreneurship” One Man’s Plan to Turn King Street Station Into […]
15th March 2017
If you’re a super cool person and want to help refugees settle in your city and feel home, […]
10th March 2017
Forced out of their homes, losing everything they owned, refugees settled in new countries, not knowing the […]
7th March 2017
For cities and countries reacting to the arrival of many refugees, building transportation systems that serve them can […]
7th March 2017
Our Architecture for Refugees SCHWEIZ team in Switzerland is doing many things on a local scale! They organise […]
5th March 2017
AfR OPEN SOURCE ONLINE PLATFORM Feel free to upload your materials!!! How to Post on the Architecture for […]
1st March 2017
Mexico City Like the Digital Matatus Project in Nairobi, this mapping project run by Mapatón CDMX used smartphone-based GPS tools […]
22nd February 2017
Because refugees within the U.S. most frequently settle in larger urban areas, the transportation needs of refugees can […]
9th February 2017
Though not explicitly designed around refugee camps, the data collection and processing tactics of the Digital Matatus project […]
24th January 2017
Please check our BOOK’s crowdfunding campaign and contribute to produce and publish this very needed KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER book. […]
17th January 2017
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9th January 2017
“It’s a global project to welcome people who’ve been living in the streets for the last few months […]
9th January 2017
“We collected the best stories on refugees from 2016, as selected by refugee and migration experts and the […]
12th December 2016
The Finnish exhibition called From Border to Home presented temporary accommodation proposals for just-arrived asylum seekers awaiting a […]
12th December 2016
“Kenya’s third biggest city, after Nairobi and Mombasa, is not a city at all but a refugee camp […]
12th December 2016
“The problem with a tent is that when you use it you throw it away, so it’s money […]
12th December 2016
“Throughout Syria’s four-year war, many of the country’s ancient monuments and artifacts have been demolished by ISIS […]
5th December 2016
Watch the video about the BUILD PROJECT IN CALAIS! “In January 2016, evictions commenced in the Calais ‘Jungle’ […]