Rebuilding earthquake damaged houses in Nepal Part 2
October 1st, 2015
This is the second instalment of the story explaining how to improve the earthquake resistance of village houses in Nepal. To catch up on the first part of the story…
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Nepal school sanitation works restarted
September 29th, 2015
Sanitation works have restarted at the Jalapadevi School after the earthquakes stopped the early work in May and then the wet season commenced making work difficult. The works continue thanks…
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The 2016 Berkeley Prize
September 18th, 2015
Each year, the BERKELEY PRIZE Committee selects a topic critical to the discussion of the social art of architecture and poses a Question based on that topic. Full-time undergraduate students…
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“The government’s response has been slow, I accept that” Nepal government’s head of reconstruction
September 6th, 2015
Thanks to Reuters, Andrew MacAskill in Kathmandu and the SMH for the attached article outlining the slow progress of reconstruction in Nepal. In fairness to all involved, the monsoon season (ending…
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Rebuilding Nepal …many,many words
September 2nd, 2015
There are lessons learned, agendas, gender issues, principles, priorities and even creative moments but where is the action? There are some important points raised in this collection of papers and…
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2x2x2 Water Challenge for Ethiopia | BRISBANE
August 18th, 2015
Following the first of the 2x2x2 challenges held in Sydney, the second competition was hosted by Griffith University (GU) in Brisbane with participant students from Design Futures (GU) and medical…
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Newcastle students hold art auction for Nepal earthquake rebuilding
August 3rd, 2015
A successful art auction in Newcastle last weekend, linked 3 years of architecture students that have worked on projects in Nepal, local artists, architects with a crowd of enthusiastic and…
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2x2x2 Water Challenge for Ethiopia | SYDNEY
July 21st, 2015
HH continues to engage students in interdisciplinary workshops where they are faced with solving tricky, real-world problems. These challenges ultimately help the communities we work with gain from the student’s…
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Tippy tap – water + design
July 19th, 2015
Water use and hand washing have been in the picture with the first of the 2x2x2x2 Design Challenges commencing in Sydney. During the construction phase of the 2x2x2x2 a short…
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Making change – the power of a small team
June 25th, 2015
Combine some skilled visiting plumbers, local support from Sticky Situations and the Diepsloot based WASSUP team and you have change for the better in a tough part of Johannesburg, South…
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Nepal update: improving living conditions, now and into the future
June 5th, 2015
HH, in conjunction with our Rotary partners and the villages who previously have participated in the Village Health Improvement Program (Sanitation Program), have been working hard for the people who…
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How to connect design, health, students and a really tough problem?
June 5th, 2015
Question: How to solve a really tough problem with limited resources when the solution may help millions of people? Answer: Mix together some of the smartest young minds in the…
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