Through their School 4 Burma competition, Building Trust Internationalaimed to provide a modular educational facility for Burmese child migrants and refugees – and the winners have finally been announced! Out of some 800 applicants, a flat-pack, bamboo-panelled structure by architects Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel LaRossa took top honors. The competition sought sustainable solutions that addressed the huge range of issues faced by displaced communities, and Bennetta and LaRossa’s design ticked off all the checkboxes.
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Through their School 4 Burma competition, Building Trust International aimed to provide a transportable and modular educational facility for Burmese child migrants and refugees. The winning design came from Design by Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel Larossa.
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As a result of volatile political upheaval and land laws in the region, many communities are forced into a transitional state.
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As such, architects were asked to create a sustainable solution for the huge range of issues faced by displaced communities. This is one of the designs with ‘Honourable Mention’ was this one from Green Dwell.
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The school was mobile and would withstand being deconstructed and rebuilt over time. Out of some 800 applicants another design that received an ‘Honourable Mention’ was this one from Liam Madden, Neil Ferries and Stephen Miles.
With a focus on Mae Sot, a town that straddles the border between Burma and North-West Thailand, the designers explored the issues faced by displaced communities and also took into account the region’s tropical climate. Hailing from Berkeley, California, the pair came up with an amazing flat-pack form that can be constructed on a wide variety of sites. The modular design can be adapted to suit different conditions as either a series of units or a single structure, and comes complete with waterproof fabric and a prefabricated framework.
The winning design will be built as intended with the hope that other initiatives will be able to follow its example. Following an overwhelmingly positive response to the competition, Building Trust International is seeking other sources of funding to realise other projects from the competition.
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Images courtesy of Building Trust International
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Through their School 4 Burma competition, Building Trust International aimed to provide a transportable and modular educational facility for Burmese child migrants and refugees. The winning design came from Design by Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel Larossa.
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As a result of volatile political upheaval and land laws in the region, many communities are forced into a transitional state.
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As such, architects were asked to create a sustainable solution for the huge range of issues faced by displaced communities. This is one of the designs with ‘Honourable Mention’ was this one from Green Dwell.
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The school was mobile and would withstand being deconstructed and rebuilt over time. Out of some 800 applicants another design that received an ‘Honourable Mention’ was this one from Liam Madden, Neil Ferries and Stephen Miles.
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