At the opposite end of poverty tourism you can find Unseen Tours, a social enterprise that supports vulnerably housed individuals...
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Projects
The Homeless World Cup harnesses the power of football to put an end to homelessness worldwide. “Football has been...
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“It’s possible at a neighbourhood or city scale for us to completely overturn how change happens” Imandeep Kaur, CIVIC SQUARE....
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Can you imagine a world where affordable housing would be defined according to average income, not market forces? Where neighbourhoods...
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Imagine being able to grow and make almost anything. Well, you can. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is...
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A new circular model of housing entirely created with reusable and recyclable materials has taken form in Italy thanks to...
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In Colombia, sustainable affordable homes are being built on solid grounds... coffee grounds. We love a project that solves...
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Together we can fix our broken politics. Sortition Foundation want to create a real democracy of the people, by the people, and for the...
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Not to be confused with a building or wedding venue, Hackney Wick Town Hall is an event that opens up conversations....
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One of Detroit’s most blighted inner city blocks is being transformed into an eco-village, led by a powerhouse resident with...
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The current face of architecture is not an accurate reflection of what our cities look like. One woman in Detroit...
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Aware that Detroiters of African descent have never lacked creativity or entrepreneurial zeal, one Detroiter wants to provide the one...
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"Hope is sprouting in the margins, from the grassroots.” – Rhiannon White The stage is set… but not as you know...
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Silver Sharers is a sharing scheme with a heart that matches homeowners over-50 in London with flatmates, providing long-term and...
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The spirit of Mahatma Gandhi lives on in western India, brightening the futures of underprivileged children thanks to NGO Manav Sadhna....
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Educating girls is fundamental for a sustainable future for East Africa, but only 5 percent of girls graduate. Most spend...
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Traditional building materials are destroying our planet, it’s time to readdress the way we build our future. This is the...
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Games can transform how we live, work and play. This UN programme proves how people of all backgrounds and ages can show...
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Could 3D-printing help to tackle homelessness and provide affordable housing for those who need it most? Rural families in...
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Everyone needs to feel valued and needed. That’s why psychologist Dr Derenda Schubert created a powerful intergenerational mini-village in Portland, Oregon,...
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Something important is happening in Cleveland: one of America’s poorest cities has a radical plan to remake itself. Anyone who...
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Ask anyone working in construction and they’ll tell you: the industry has been stuck using the same techniques for the...
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In the late 18th century a small group of remarkable friends met at a house outside Birmingham, UK, got blind drunk...
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What if you want to assess a proposed development's contribution to the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainability? A new...
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Submitted by: Skateistan In the quiet port town of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, over 1000 children work and live on the beaches,...
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Life used to pause with the setting sun in the bleak Azraq refugee camp in Jordan's remote and harsh desert. But...
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Submitted by you: Nigerian architect 'wole Olabanji believes that everyone deserves a nice home. However, most people in the African...
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Submitted by you: The impetus for Stories Behind The Fog is to challenge a single-minded view of homelessness by rendering its...
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From plant pots to art installations, the humble plastic bottle has been recycled in a wide variety of ways. However,...
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The world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
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Today mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
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In Bangladesh, the textile and garment manufacturing sector is fuelled by young workers, many of whom are extremely poor women...
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Hamburg is home to one of the world’s largest container ports. Also known as Germany's ‘Gateway to the World’, the...
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The popular 1990s' computer game SimCity gave people the freedom to design and build their own metropolis. Today the ‘make your...
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Trialled in numerous countries since the second world war and supported by many, there has never been a study which...
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The number of homeless people in New York City’s shelters peaked at 60,670 in January 2015 – and this figure only...
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Almost every city in the developed world now has a housing market crisis. Homes are increasingly unaffordable, unsustainable and unhealthy....
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As part of a family that owned a moving company in New Jersey for more than ninety years, Adam Lowy...
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In a one of a kind collaboration with the Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea and the UNHCR, Better Shelter units are...
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Minibuilders takes 3D printing on a large scale to a new level. There has always been a close relationship between...
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As the world’s cities grow the role of farmers is increasingly important, but a lack of accessible agricultural machinery can...
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Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone areas in the world. Aside from its susceptibility to cyclones, it is...
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We’re struggling to house people sustainably. Rents have gone crazy high in cities from San Francisco to London, housing is...
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One billion people live in around 200,000 slums worldwide, half of them are wet slums located next to the water and are...
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With a population of almost 120 million, Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world. Greater Mexico...
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Beside a lake in the Netherlands is a simple structure which transforms the relationship between technology and nature and could...
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It is estimated that more than two billion people are homeless or live in slums. Urban3D is a São Paulo-based...
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From companies to supply chains, and urban to agricultural areas, we live in a world of complex systems designed centuries...
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