The sixteen decisions
April 1st, 2012
Developed between 1980 and 1984 (just ahead of the 9 HLPs), these principles were the conditions required by the bank to loan money to the poorest people of Bangldesh. What…
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Development from below
April 1st, 2012
Commencing in Bangladesh micro finance and lending to poorer people has spread world wide. Understanding the detail is important, and the specifics of the simply written Nobel Prize citation to…
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Global Studio Bhopal
March 25th, 2012
Mix a strong history of Global Studio projects, dedicated organisers, architectural and development practitioners from around the planet and perhaps the smartest group of students you will find …then add…
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Teeth and Toilets in Nepal
March 14th, 2012
The Community Health and Development Society Nepal (CHDS), works in many communities on a variety of projects to ensure the well being of some of the most marginalised people in…
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Kirke Forbes – Nelson (Kumanara*)
March 13th, 2012
He worked on the original Housing for Health project in Pipalyatjara and never stopped working on the same principles as a UPK environmental health officer for the APY Lands, in the…
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Earth-ships, swags and sustainable design
March 7th, 2012
Small and totally dependent on careful siting in the surrounding environment to ensure a good night’s sleep. More important matters related to sustainability relate to the poorest people in Australia….
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Drawings from the past, pointing to the future
March 6th, 2012
Over 20 years later these drawings have been used countless times to retell that important story. A Group Show of architects drawings seems like a great opportunity to give the…
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Comparing apples with apples (or toilets removing human waste safely)
March 2nd, 2012
. . . . . . The two pictures below describe very different approaches to solving the problem of removing human waste safely. The first aims at producing the most…
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UPK 5
February 21st, 2012
What started as UPK (1) in the late 1980s, as a way of getting a health message out to kids and adults using music, has continued to the present. The…
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Connecting the dots to where?
February 7th, 2012
Healthabitat presented a clear choice …….continue the current policy and implementation or make change based on proven results. For more discussion of the above brief points see the BIG ISSUE…
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From Global Studio Bhopal
January 23rd, 2012
Global Studio has been very busy, and as it finishes up a number of groups have carried out on-site projects. The Prempura group has worked with the school and local…
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Congratulations to the Aboriginal Housing Company, Redfern
January 20th, 2012
The Aboriginal Housing Company’s revised proposal went on exhibition yesterday, paving the way for three new residential and commercial precincts in a patch of land that has long symbolised the…
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