"Appropriate playground for future generations" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing New Zealand artist Mike Hewson's public playground, which contains 24 massive rough-hewn bluestone boulders. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils modular tent classrooms for refugees
London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a series of tent-like classrooms for displaced communities, which were designed by the late Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher. More
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Steel and timber cladding helps remote hiking shelters blend in with Australian landscapes
Australian studios Noxon Giffen and McGregor Coxall have created a series of remote shelters on the Grampians Peaks Trail in Victoria, featuring a material palette of metal, stone and wood that complements the rugged terrain. More
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Jessica Martin designs Cinders desert shelter as "refuge and a document of decay"
Designer Jessica Martin has designed a rammed-earth structure in the Arizona desert that is meant as a refuge for humans as well as for plants and animal life. More
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Invisible Studio unveils timber shelter "made with many hands" at Westonbirt arboretum
UK practice Invisible Studio has collaborated with local community groups to design and build a shelter from timber sourced within the Westonbirt arboretum in Gloucestershire, England. More
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IKEA designs "safe spaces" for children and at-risk refugees fleeing Ukraine
Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More
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Anna Resei designs Tele-nomadic Sheltering Unit as a moveable urban dwelling
Designer Anna Resei has created a conceptual design for a modular structure that can be used as a moveable shelter, which was shown as part of this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More
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Ukrainian president tasks Balbek Bureau with building temporary housing near Kyiv
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Balbek Bureau to discuss the architecture studio constructing a temporary shelter complex near Kyiv to house locals while their homes are being rebuilt following Russia's invasion. More
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Shigeru Ban builds modular partitions to offer privacy to Ukrainians in emergency shelters
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has installed his Paper Partition System across temporary shelters in Europe that are housing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. More
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Commenter says "all refugee villages should be dignified"
In this week's comments update, readers are impressed by a blueprint for a modular village designed for Ukrainian refugees and discussing other top stories. More
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Balbek Bureau proposes "temporary but dignified" refugee villages for Ukraine's displaced
Kyiv practice Balbek Bureau has analysed refugee settlements around the world to develop a blueprint for a modular village that could provide emergency shelter for people made homeless during the war in Ukraine. More
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BCW Collective perches hikers' cabin above an Alpine valley in Italy
Architecture studio BCW Collective has perched an aluminium-clad bivouac shelter for hikers above an Alpine valley in northwest Italy. More
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Atelier Craft and ICI! complete triangular migrant shelter in Paris
French studios Atelier Craft and ICI! have designed a triangular day shelter for migrants and refugees in Paris, with a modular timber frame that allows it to be demounted and moved to different sites. More
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O'DonnellBrown designs outdoor play shelter for Edinburgh arts centre
The Calton Hill Play Shelter is a modular and demountable structure designed by Scottish practice O'DonnellBrown for the Collective contemporary art centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. More
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Lehrer Architects builds colourful village of micro homes for Los Angeles homeless
Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village is a development of 103 micro homes designed by Lehrer Architects to provide homeless housing in Los Angeles. More
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THAD curves prefabricated shelter over historic Peking Man cave in China
An undulating shelter has been constructed over the Peking Man cave, a historic site in China that is home to ancient human fossils, in an effort to protect it from weathering. More
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Unparelld'arquitectes creates Emergency Scenery public performance backdrop in Olot
Unparelld'arquitectes has turned four buttresses supporting a party wall in the town of Olot, Spain, into an arched public shelter that aims to "catalyse activity" on the street. More
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SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in eight hours to isolate coronavirus patients
Architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed SheltAir, domed bio-containment pods erected using inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate. More
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Sam Jacob Studio builds contemporary neolithic shelter in Shenzhen port
London architecture practice Sam Jacob Studio has created a shelter that combines prehistoric monumental elements with contemporary forms in Shenzhen, China. More
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Refugee shelters could be built from concrete fabric in 24 hours
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
