Tag: refugee camps

Emergency housing and refugee shelters made from mud

Rather than treating displacement as a temporary emergency, this project is reframed as a human condition requiring stability, community, and dignity. By combining vernacular wisdom with adaptable modular planning, the project offers a model for refugee housing that is scalable, low-carbon, and deeply respectful of local identity. For Somalia’s displaced families, a mud-brick home may be the most modern solution of all.

Syrian refugee women take to the stage

For Syrian refugees, seeing light at the end of the tunnel is a whole lot to ask. The Syrian...

Secret gardens planted by Syrian refugees in Jordan

Mostly we hear stories of pain and tragedy from Syrian refugee camps. But the Za'atari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan,...

Lebanon’s Reconstructed Refugee Camp in Tripoli Up for Aga Khan Award

Why do we love "makeovers"?  What draws us to images of women dunked in hair dye and better...

Refutrees Scratches Eco and Social Itches with Refugee Projects

Today is World Refugee Day. Some good news for a change: Refutrees is a new non-profit that's turning the...

2013 Aga Khan Architecture Awards Betters Muslim Communities in Iran, Morocco and Lebanon

The nominees for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were recently announced: 20 candidates - half hailing from...

Gabriele Galimberti Shows Middle East Kids and Their Toys

Gabriele Galimberti's“Toy Stories" documents the world's children posed with their favorite toys. Everyone remembers their most prized possessions.  Mine were...