Mayor Edgar Mora Altamirano has for 8 years actively sought to engage citizens in the development of the grain of the city. Edgar does not speak in the usual bureaucratic…
Wayne Ellerton, the plumbing teacher from RMIT University that contributed to the first Nepal Sanitation Studio and the Singapore Water Innovation Challenge, recently won the Wurreker Award for his teaching…
The 2nd of October, 2014 is the first anniversary of the launch of Housing for Health – the Guide. Happy Birthday!!! The history preceding last year’s launch of Housing for…
The Cape Times of South Africa reports on September 8, 2014 Poor workmanship on refurbished council-owned flats on the Cape Flats has been highlighted by residents who say homes – built during apartheid – are…
Rory Hyde (architect, radio presenter, author and writer) has penned some words for ARCHITECTUREAU on the latest book by Esther Charlesworth on Humanitarian Architecture. With the bursting of the economic…
First, thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation poster on eye health and trachoma, an extract of which provides the image that heads this story. Conference 1, Held in Australia and…
Some snapshots from media covering the speech that show the high profile of the toilet in the new PM’s thoughts are set out below. ‘Prime Minister Modi also announced initiatives…
Far from the often portrayed images of a dry, dusty desolate country, Ethiopia in the rainy season is an oasis of green and spectacular landscape for those that have sight….
HH is happy to promote a book by Esther Charlesworth that looks at the work of a broad range of people aimed at improving the lives of people after disasters….
WASSUP (W) and Sticky Situations (SS) presented the work they do daily in Diepsloot, Johannesburg to an audience from the International Union of Architects in Durban, South Africa. The work…
The works continue on the toilets in Diepsloot, Johannesburg and the progress is impressive. Water use remains low in the 10 improved toilets and maintenance efforts can be focussed on…