Graduate collective Soup International has designed eight community kitchens that would allow refugees and asylum seekers to enjoy "the normalcy of domestic activities". More
Cortex Shelter by Cutwork is a concept for a shelter for refugee camps than could be built by adding water to a concrete textile in just 24 hours. More
Researchers have developed an algorithm to match refugees arriving in the US with the city where they are most likely to find employment and a good quality of life. More
Swiss designer Reto Togni has developed a cling-film-like temporary window to make damaged houses in conflict zones habitable. More
A house-shaped reading nook and colourful paintwork are among the playful features in this school for the children of refugees living in Tel Aviv, which has been overhauled by a team of local architects and designers. More
American designer Anna Meddaugh has created a personal urinal that women in refugee camps can use in shelters at night to avoid the threat of sexual violence outside. More
Stephanie Chaltiel used drones to coat a shelter in clay, demonstrating a fast construction method that could be used in refugee camps and disaster zones. More
Jewellery designer Susan Cohn is working on a project that will explore a new Danish law that allows border authorities to confiscate jewellery from asylum seekers. More
Merrett Houmøller Architects designed this mobile kitchen and pop-up dining facility as a base for the Refugees and Befriending Project run by the British Red Cross in London. More
Two Jordanian architects have devised a modular, easy-to-assemble system of street furniture to bring ad-hoc playgrounds to cities, refugee camps and other environments lacking in public space. More
Designers should stop proposing gimmicky solutions to the refugee crisis such as shelters, apps and emergency clothing, according to speakers at our Good Design for a Bad World talk at Dutch Design Week. More
Design's role in the ongoing refugee crisis is the focus of our next Good Design for a Bad World talk, which was the second in a five-part series we streamed from Dutch Design Week. More
The refugee crisis is one of five topics we will explore as part of Good Design for a Bad World at Dutch Design Week. Here's a look at eight responses from designers, which suggest ways that displaced people can be better integrated into communities. More
Ten students from Finland's Lahti University of Applied Sciences have designed a collection of essential furniture items for those affected by natural disasters and the ongoing refugee crisis. More
A huge school for Syrian refugees is set to be built at a camp in Jordan, using a modular and re-deployable construction system developed with the help of former Architecture for Humanity director Cameron Sinclair. More
Today is the start of Refugee Week, which aims to bring awareness of the millions displaced by conflict or natural disasters. To coincide, we're putting the spotlight on 10 innovative recent design projects that make a positive difference in the lives of refugees. More
Airbnb has harnessed its vast network of short-term home rentals to create a new platform providing housing for refugees. More
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has mothballed 10,000 of IKEA's award-winning refugee shelters over concerns about the product's vulnerability to fire. More
Deployment of IKEA's award-winning refugee shelter was put on hold due to concerns over a range of design issues including accessibility and fire risk, Dezeen has learned. More
Home-sharing service Airbnb has assembled an in-house humanitarian team headed by designer Cameron Sinclair, to help it achieve its aim of providing temporary housing for 100,000 people within five years. More
