Refugee Camp
Architectural and design responses to refugee displacement, temporary shelter, and adaptive settlement strategies.
The Earth Pod: 3D Printed Homes for Resilient Refugee Communities
The Earth Pod reimagines refugee housing through 3D printed homes made from clay, combining resilience, self-sufficiency, and rapid shelter.
DRAA Stacks Volcanic Stone into a Fire-Resistant Refuge that Disappears in the Chilean Forest
A 45-square-meter shelter near Pucón draws on pre-Hispanic Andean rock shelters to resist wildfire and merge with the Valdivian rainforest.
Pedro Moncayo Torres Revives the Primitive Hut on an Ecuadorian Farm for Under $100K
A 175-square-meter stone and timber refuge in Tarqui, Ecuador, channels vernacular building traditions to dissolve into its misty pastoral landscape.
Héctor Ayarza and Estudio Garúa Lift a Training Center into Panama's Rainforest Canopy
A 135-square-meter pavilion in Gamboa floats above the jungle floor on concrete piers, learning from the forest rather than competing with it.
Estúdio HAA! Threads a Timber Refuge Through the Forest Canopy of São Bento do Sapucaí
A linear pavilion in the Brazilian highlands dissolves its walls into the surrounding Mata Atlântica through glass, timber, and raw concrete.
HOME FOR THE ESCAPED
Transitional housing architecture that restores dignity, identity, and self-reliance for Rohingya refugees through community-built, humane living systems.
Temporary Habitat: Reimagining a Border Bridge as a Respite Center for Asylum Seekers
A modular humanitarian architecture proposal transforms the Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge into a living, layered community.
Condensation Park: Modular Refugee Housing That Treats Openness as Therapy
A vertical timber framework replaces the refugee camp model with communal parks, elevated walkways, and a central Hope Tree as anchor.
Path to Self-Reliance
The refugee crisis is severe, especially in India. Our project proposes 3D-printed modular housing to help refugees design their own spaces and become self-sufficient.
Oklahoma Refugee Shelter: A Modular Approach to Homelessness
An innovative modular shelter design for homeless refugees, combining sustainability and durability in Oklahoma.
Boma Bliss: Reimagining Play and Architecture in Refugee Camps
Exploring Boma Bliss: innovative humanitarian architecture fostering belonging and creativity for refugee children in Dadaab.
DreamScape
"Building Hope, Crafting Dreams: Children's Modular Playground of Possibilities"
