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Women-Led Architecture Practices: Redefining Urban Housing Design at the Time Space Existence Exhibition in Venice

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The showcased projects feature approaches from Europe , North America , and more developing countries like Uganda , Malaysia , and Mexico. Read more »

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News: Tatiana Bilbao, Mariam Kamara, and Tosin Oshinowo will address the Young Climate Prize winners at the Guggenheim this Earth Day

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The group will help recognize the prize's inaugural cohort, which has been mentored by select “Design Champions” through workshops throughout the selection process and hails from Nigeria, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, Colombia, México, Sierra Leone, and Egypt, among other countries. Tickets start at $50 for non-members.

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Winning a Dezeen Award is "beyond what words can explain" say past sustainability winners

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See what last year's sustainability winners had to say: Uganda studio Localworks displays their trophy on one of the bookshelves in their office library Design and build studio Localworks won sustainable building of the year for its Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda, which was built from natural and locally sourced materials.

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Bidi Bidi Pavilion at London Design Biennale

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Bidi Bidi is the largest refugee settlement in Africa, the second largest in the world, with a population of nearly 270,000, 65% of whom are under the age of 18, who in recent years were forced to flee their homes in South Sudan due to ongoing violent conflict in the country. Christopher Turner.

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Solutions in Soil: Compressed Earth Blocks as a Sustainable Construction Alternative

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Construction with compressed earth blocks has become increasingly popular in rural regions of some Sub-Saharan countries, where construction materials and equipment are expensive or hard to access. AWF Primary Schools by Localworks , Karamoja, Uganda . Their use, however, does not need to be limited to hard-to-reach rural areas.

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Marc Thorpe aims for "architecture of responsibility" in solar-powered Catskills house

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The house is meant to be minimal in design but functional "We noticed that there was an extremely high demand for housing, with very little supply – a condition across the entire country," said Thorpe. This inspired us to create a house that was minimal in design but purposeful." The photography is by Marco Petrini.

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Edmund Bell shines at Heimtextil

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Each fabric possesses unique qualities and characteristics catering to a wide range of specifications required for both the domestic and contract markets in a wide range of countries which makes it perfect for not only the UK but international markets as well.

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