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  • Sri Lanka
  • 2015

A library in Sri Lanka offers hope to a community after a protracted civil war

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 11 January 2024
The Post-War Collective project, a community library in Ambepussa (Sri Lanka), aims to reintegrate former soldiers into the civilian workforce after 25 years of conflict, teaching them construction skills on-site.
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  • Framework
  • United States
  • 2016

Framework broke new ground with mass timber high-rise in Portland

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 8 January 2024
Framework was one of the first tall buildings designed in timber to receive approval for construction in the USA. The project by LEVER Architecture resolved many technical challenges associated with the material.
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  • Buoyant Housing in Brazil
  • Brazil
  • 2019

Community housing that floats on a river in the Amazon

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 16 November 2023
Vernacular forms and local materials set apart Buoyant Housing, a residential complex for a low-income coastal community in Manaus, Brazil, currently living in perilous and unsafe conditions.
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  • Housing Infill
  • Argentina
  • 2022

A modular, incremental model for urban housing

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 9 November 2023
Housing Infill is a dwelling prototype with a compact, flexible and adaptable construction model proposed for the city of Córdoba in Argentina where housing demand is constantly challenged by the scarcity and high cost of land.
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  • UVA de La Imaginación
  • Colombia
  • 2014

Creating fountains of hope in Medellín through urban intervention

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 2 November 2023
UVA de La Imaginación is one of 20 obsolete water reservoirs turned into parks by Colectivo 720 in Medellín, Colombia. The goal is to create quality public amenities in low-income neighbourhoods grappling with crime.
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  • Liyumen Waterway Park
  • China
  • 2020

Turenscape uses nature-based scheme to turn grey riverbanks green

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 26 October 2023
The Liyumen Waterway Park is a pilot project in Shenzen (Guangdong, China) that aims to transform a polluted greywater channel into a popular community resource by banking on symbiotic nature-based solutions.
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  • Arboreal Platform
  • Costa Rica
  • 2011

A breathing lab as a symbol of sustainable rainforest management

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 19 October 2023
FUNDECOR, a non-governmental outfit overseeing the sustainable development and management of Costa Rica’s rainforests since 1989, is looking to move into its new signature headquarters in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.
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Night view of Krishi Bhawan's signature brick facade and adjacent forecourt with left and right lily ponds framing the entrance to the main veranda
  • Krushi Bhawan
  • India
  • 2018

Studio Lotus sets the bar for sustainable vernacular design

  • Mrinmayee Bhoot
  • 25 September 2023
Krushi Bhawan is a government complex in Bhubaneswar (Odisha, India) that defies the expectations of an office building morphology by letting the state’s rich cultural heritage seep through its site.

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