Archinect

MARCH 1, 2023

Nearly four years after floating the possibility, the city Department of Parks and Recreation is preparing for a trial run of prefabricated, kiosk-like bathrooms that cost a fraction of the multimillion-dollar price tag for building traditional restrooms.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Photo by Penny Wincer Domestic-abuse survivors and people leaving care or who were previously homeless are particularly at risk of furniture poverty since they are less likely to have items to bring with them. Wheeler said Furnishing Futures is seeing increasing demand for its services as more people come under financial pressure. "I

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 21, 2022

I tagged behind my dad to sketch his string quartet practices and eventually, after dropping out of college, undertook a three-year apprenticeship with an artist and later got a bachelor of fine arts degree. What I saw were deserted streets, businesses closing overnight, and a dramatic increase of homeless encampments.

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Deezen

AUGUST 18, 2023

The devices would be equipped with GPS and NFC tags that enable owners to expeditiously locate them if lost. This would enable internet access and video calling to those who have limited access or need connection in emergency situations, such as homeless people, those in remote areas or those from lower income backgrounds.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Read on for Dezeen's top 10 product designs of 2023: Photo courtesy of Luke Talbot MyPowerbank by Luke Talbot Created by designer Luke Talbot during his studies at Central Saint Martins , MyPowerbank is a prototype portable charger that can be hooked up to rental bikes to allow people experiencing homelessness to charge their phones for free.

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Community Architect

JANUARY 28, 2022

Their names were on the display, no need to read a name tag across the room. How much that is true became clear to me when during a student review of a project for the homeless one of the homeless participated via smart phone.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 15, 2014

Maybe the fact that it isn’t in a slum or that the surrounding walls aren’t riddled with bullet holes, or maybe that there aren’t homeless people lingering about would help disassociate this window from the places you mentioned (fingers crossed). [link] Bob Borson so if I understand, you don’t like this.

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