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Haiti and the demands of disaster-zone architecture
Architecture News - Feb 19, 2010 - 15:18 9646 views
Most people witnessing the devastation in Haiti have felt powerless to help, but not architects. Since the earthquake on 12 January, some 350 British architects have colunteered their services to Article 25, the UKs leading architectural aid charity. There has been a similar response in the US: design charity Architecture For Humanity (AFH) had 600 enquiries a day in the week after the disaster. Obviously, there is a colossal job of reconstruction to be done.
www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/14/haiti-rebuilding-disaster-zone-architecture