Chapter Projects

Residence for Shamoly & her Family in Dhaka, Bangladesh Provide contemporary living & working environment suitable for Shamoly and her family who will also operate a small retail enterprise on the ground floor of the residence. Bathroom facilities to be provided within an outbuilding as locally appropriate. This project will provide a safe and sustainable home tailored to the needs of Shamoly and her family. The design will take into account the family’s domestic needs as well as providing space to accommodate Shamoly’s small business. It is our understanding that Shamoly, her husband and their two children currently reside in Savar, which is an Upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. | APPROACH | Architecture for Humanity will carry out this work directly through our Dhaka Chapter to ensure that an appropriate local response is achieved and that the relevant statutory requirements are met. We will put together a local team of design professionals to provide full architectural services from concept to construction completion. In addition to taking advantage of modern sustainable design techniques the team will employ vernacular design methods to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the local climate, culture and materials. This strategy will also consider the overall lifespan of the building and resistance to local natural risks such as floods, storms and cyclones. The finished building will demonstrate exemplary design techniques and act as a replicable open source solution capable of inspiring other local builders. This single family dwelling will serve as a case study.

Dear all, Architecture For Humanity Lisbon has established a partnership with the Team MEDSReactionLx, in order to help revitalize Graça (a historical community in Lisbon). ReationLx will be hosting a 15 days international workshop in August (03-18), with actions that will involve architecture, design and photography. AFH Lisbon will collaborate in two ways: 1)- we are creating a team that will help at weekends, from 27 April to 28 July, with several activities in order to guarantee that everything will be operational for the workshop. If you want to participate in the workshop JOIN US! 2)- AFH.Lisbon is candidate to become tutor of one of the actions/projects during the international workshop (03-18 August) to help Graça Community. =================================================================================== HOW CAN YOU BE PART OF THIS SYNERGY, and join a team of hundreds of designers from different nationalities, linking your knowledge, creativity and skills to contemplate the problems that affect Graça district in Lisbon: 1. You can integrate the AFH.Lx team that will be helping with the logistics from May to July. Join Us, as a retribution AFH.Lx will be holding 7 low cost "participant enrollments" for the workshop that will take place in August, and one of them can be for you (instead of 240€, you will only have to pay 160€). 2. If you cannot integrate AFH.Lx team to help in the logistics, you can nevertheless participate in the Workshop as a Tutor, or as a Participant, but you will have to pay the 240€. For more details about being a Tutor or a Participant, and about the Actions/Projects to take place during the Workshop, please visit: http://reaction.com.pt/take-part.php. For more information on this subject please contact the Reaction Team: http://reaction.com.pt/contacts.php. 3- If you want to participate/contribute without paying, there is a way: you can be a part of the logistics, helping in everything needed before and/or during the workshop. But you will not be able to participate in the projects. =================================================================================== Let us know Your thoughts! See you soon ;) lisbon@architectureforhumanity.org

Dear All, While we are still working so that Lisbon's Cerebral Paralysis Assoc. can receive their new 'Green Meeting Space', Architecture For Humanity Lisbon proudly announces the partnership with the project 'Follow Us, Follow Life'. a challenge of four young volunteers from different nationalities that have decided to give more to the world, in a journey of volunteer support to communities in need in Africa. These friends will collaborate with local NGO's, and every time they find situations in which we can make a difference through sustainable design (shelters, schools, markets, etc), AFH Lisbon will be called to take action. So, stay tuned! We will call for your help. Meanwhile, these 4 volunteers launch a request worldwide: if you can help with financial support (for food they will share with local communities, fuel, etc.), you can by making a donation (bank transfer): PT50 0010 0000 4926 4820 0012 5. We underline that this bank account belongs to Follow Us, Follow Life's Team, and not Architecture for Humanity Lisbon. For more info on this project, check out the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TaGvWQxuPes - and visit the facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/FollowUsFollowLife Cheers!!

The exhibition "Imagine the city: Pyrgos 2013" as well as the parallel events, is organized by Architecture for Humanity Athens, based on a platform designed by Imagine the City, a collaborative interdisciplinary scheme of people and institutions which develops projects on the form, image and culture of the greek cities. Students, architects, urban planners and citizens of the area, are exhibiting their ideas and projects (architectural, artistic, planning) on the whole county of Ilia and challenging the locals to imagine their cities and area. On a parallel level to the main exhibition, various other events are happening in the week 16-25 May in Pirgos and Amaliada area.