
These low-cost housing solutions are made from bamboo
The Housing NOW project addresses home insecurity in a variety of affordable, efficient and sustainable ways. Started...

Giant puppet represents refugee children at COP26
Yesterday, Little Amal finally made it to COP26 in Glasgow, just in time to lead a plenary session with...

Cutwork proposes innovative “just add water” housing for refugees
In a bid to alleviate the global refugee housing crisis, Paris-based design studio Cutwork developed a conceptual...

Women are essential to climate resilience in the Caribbean — here’s why
The impacts of climate change are felt most intimately by poor and rural women. Many women rely directly on nature...

Permaculture feeds and empowers refugees in Uganda
Refugees arrive at Palabek refugee camp in Northern Uganda with the clothes on their back and what little they...

Temporary lantern-like housing for refugees could slot beneath bridges
Design studio 1week1project has proposed a creative way to tackle the ongoing refugee crisis in Paris, where thousands...

Pop-up Befriending Kitchen serves meals to refugees and asylum seekers in London
Merrett Houmøller Architects designed a pop-up kitchen that not only addresses social change, but is also a clever...

World's largest solar plant in a refugee camp opens in Jordan
The world's largest solar plant found in a refugee camp has begun operations at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in north...

New Zealand considering special visas for climate refugees
Impacts of climate change, like rising sea levels, will likely soon force people to abandon their land. Now the...

First designed for Burning Man, foldable Shiftpods now shelter refugees around the world
The 70,000 people that venture each year to Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada need shelters that will protect...

The Netherlands is converting prisons into homes for refugees
Unlike the United States of America, the prison population and crime rate in the Netherlands has been steadily...

Airbnb plans to house 100,000 refugees in the next five years — here’s how
Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, the founders...

Extraordinary man builds 25 plastic bottle homes for refugees in Algeria
A Sahrawi refugee in Algeria is rebuilding lives - literally. Born and raised in the refugee camp in Awserd near...

IKEA's Better Shelter is being redesigned due to safety concerns
IKEA’s groundbreaking flat-pack refugee shelter may have won acclaim and industry awards, but project's deployment...

Maidan Tent aims to improve life in refugee camps with pop-up public space
A Milan-based design studio created a portable pop-up building that aims to improve the lives of refugees. Named...