Storms, flooding and fires, exacerbated by climate change and uncontrolled growth, can destroy existing housing and infrastructure. Droughts and conflicts cause large-scale migration. Property owners and governments evict people from vacant land and abandoned buildings. The resulting displacement creates a … Continue reading Emergency Housing: Questions and Design Inputs for Rapid Assembly and Recovery
Housing backlogs in South Africa are estimated to be at least 2.4 million. On average, South African households spend between 15 and 20% of their annual income on transport. At the same time, there are many urban sites in cities … Continue reading Kickstarting Economic Activity and Enhancing The Productivity of City Centre Sites Through Sustainable Temporary Residential Units (STRUS)
We are running the City Centre Sustainable Housing Competition again and opened with lectures on Who, Why, Where and How? I covered Who and Why. So why have a competition on city centre sustainable housing? This is because there are … Continue reading Why Have a City Centre Sustainable Housing Competition?
Jeremy Gibberd 