Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises

by Cameron Sinclair

Book Overview

The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. Currently, one in seven people lives in a slum or refugee camp, and more than 3,000,000,000 people--nearly half the world's population--do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our lives. Yet too often architects are desperately needed in the places where they can least...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933045256
• ISBN13: 9781933045252
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Metropolis Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.0" x 8.0"