Refugees Archives - Metropolis

Design Student Proposes Small, But Humane Tweaks to Swiss Refugee Bunkers

Avinash Rajagopal,

Iskander Guetta's award-winning Abri+ project upgrades the standard furniture found in Switzerland's temporary shelters.

Migration Is a Complex and Urgent Spatial Challenge

Alfredo Brillembourg, Hubert Klumpner, and Alexis Kalagas,

From the perspective of architecture and design, the migration crisis must go beyond the simple humanitarian impulse, argues Urban-Think Tank.

Designing for the Moment Refugees Become Neighbors

Audrey Gray,

Seattle architect Rania Qawasma has created an award-winning guide for refugees navigating day-to-day life in American cities.

Fearful of Being Seen as Neutral in Turbulent Times, Cultural Institutions Are Striking an Activist Stance

Mimi Zeiger,

The internal responsibility for an institution to respond is equally met by the very real external pressures generated by what is going on in society.

The New School's New Hire Asserts Design's Role in the Refugee Crisis

Gretchen Von Koenig,

Alex Aleinikoff, incoming director of the Zolberg Institute of Migration and Mobility at the New School for Social Resource, hopes to bring together the worlds of social research and design.

What's Next for Airbnb's Innovation and Design Studio

Paul Makovsky,

"Samara" is leveraging the apartment sharing site’s community for good works—from boosting the economy of a Japanese town to providing pathways to legal work for refugees in Jordan.