At the Thai-Burma Border, a Garbage Dump Transforms Into a Bustling Community Center
Estudio Cavernas trains Burmese migrants to sustainably construct their own community center at the heart of a municipal waste site.
Refugees
Design Student Proposes Small, But Humane Tweaks to Swiss Refugee Bunkers
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
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
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
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
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
"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.
Refugees Could 'Save' America's Legacy Cities—Will We Let Them?
For America’s legacy cities, refugees would not only boost economies but enrich the lives of residents.
Anna Terron: How Inclusive Cities Manage Refugee Migration
Anna Terrón, an expert in immigration politics, offers her thoughts on how European cities can best accommodate refugees.
The Student Work Shines at Dutch Design Week 2015
The refugee crisis, globalization's drawbacks, and novel health-care delivery systems were all themes at Dutch Design Week 2015.
