Mud, sweat and water
November 1st, 2013
The Sanitation Project in Bangladesh proceeds well despite a very late wet season and a high water table that made progress difficult. The key part of this project, agreed by…
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The power of students
October 27th, 2013
First there was the project work in Nepal (January 2013) – to make a kit for the local team to help them site all the components of the toilet and…
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As clear as mud: designs for washing young children
October 27th, 2013
Extracts from the design brief PREAMBLE… not far away, young children in Australia are not having a bath; there are too many houses with no proper place for young children…
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News from Global Studio
October 25th, 2013
Global Studio has been invited to offer a session on “Addressing informalityand or poverty through education and practice” at the Union of InternationalArchitects Congress in Durban next August. If you…
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Singing the health story
October 25th, 2013
The success of this first UPK music collection, with song themes including The Germ Song, Septic Tank song and the most famous the Shower Block Song, is now well documented….
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New Zealand Social Housing Forum
October 25th, 2013
Unitec hosted a rewarding day in Auckland, New Zealand, convening a Social Housing Forum by presenting talks from a broad range of people and adding an enthusiastic and inquisitive audience….
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A new way to wash hands
October 25th, 2013
A new idea to mix water and soap to assist hand washing. See the video here. Read more about the system here.
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The Launch of Housing for Health – the Guide
October 3rd, 2013
Healthabitat Director Dr Paul Torzillo ran the launch with talks from The Fred Hollows Foundation CEO Brian Doolan, Dr Lilon Bandler from the Sydney Medical School, Dr Norman Swan, The Building…
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Housing for Health – the ‘real’ Guides
September 30th, 2013
From left: Yami Lester started the core of the work in 1985 with a simple one line brief … ‘stop people getting sick’. That in a nutshell is the aim…
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Housing for Health – the Guide
September 30th, 2013
Housing for Health – The Guide Has been developed, co-ordinated and funded by Healthabitat. We acknowledge the generous support from a range of experienced and skilled contributors who have given…
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Not another guide …!!!
September 30th, 2013
Good point, and HH agree that we should not need more guidelines to make better houses. But the telling evidence of poor house function recorded in Housing for Health –…
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Nepal Sanitation Studio follow up
August 27th, 2013
In January this year a team of architecture students worked in Nepal… there design work is still being used!! . . . . The kit of parts designed to help…
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