154Editor's ChoiceThe Silk Road HousingThrough the ages, a shelter simply meant protection. Protection which is divided into two main criteria: the first, it needs to be fast and efficient, meets the need for a quick protocol that arises from the earthquake problem, needs to be agile and easy in its assembly. The second, the transformation of the shelter into a permanent home.
28WinnerTHE QALA COMMUNITYThe Qala Community is a new visionary intervention of a self-sustained community inspired by the historical tradition of afghan living and crafting that is ingrained within the land. The concepts provide the widows of Zanabad with a haven for living, working, learning, and nurturing future generations; together weaving a mutual system of co-dependence.
52Beyond the limitsFraming the culture into a specific unseen limit, and Providing the transition between the limitless desert and the limited - framed- architecture.