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Building and Social Housing Foundation and World Habitat Award organize regular study visits to the World Habitat Award winning projects. This time the International Architectural Study Visit by BSHF is to the Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects in Cuba.
So get ready to go inside the practical implementation and in-hand on site experience of using and developing eco friendly materials for housing projects.
This project has developed and transferred a range of innovative and environmentally sustainable building materials which can be manufactured locally in small workshops, thereby reducing energy and transportation costs and creating employment.
Access to low-cost credit ensures that the materials are affordable and over 5,000 homes have been built or improved to date in Cuba. The technologies developed by CIDEM have also been transferred worldwide, with ecomaterials workshops operational in many Latin American countries as well as in Mozambique, Namibia and Nigeria.
The purpose of the visit is to provide an in-depth understanding of the practical techniques, training methods and project management approaches used in the project. Intensive site visits will form a major part of the study visit, providing an opportunity to study all aspects of the project and to meet those responsible for its success.

Bursaries are provided by BSHF to help meet the travel and accommodation costs of those selected to take part in the international study visit.

CLICK HERE to know more about the project.

CLICK HERE to APPLY ONLINE.

Application deadline: 1st August 2008

Please feel free to forward this message to others who may be interested. Should you have any queries,
please do not hesitate to contact us at bshf©bshf.org

[Signed by]

DIANE DIACON
Director (Building and Social Housing Foundation
Memorial Square • Coalville • Leicestershire • LE67 3TU • United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)1530 510444 • Fax +44 (0)1530 510332 • Email bshf©bshf.org • Web www.bshf.org)

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Architecture for Humanity, Open Architecture Network and Cameron Sinclare together are heading towards a revolution in architecture. The new movement is changing the concept of doing architecture for capitalist clients. They are providing the opportunity to everyone to work for the mass people of the whole world and to think beyond the typical system of getting a commission and working for rich people. Architecture is also heading towards the ultimate way working for the people ‘The Open Source Architecture’.
The ‘AMD Open Architecture Challenge 2007’ was one of their courageous ventures towards it.
The name of the winners of the competition has been declared yesterday from Cape Town, South Africa. And all the winning projects are now public and accessible to everyone. So those who participated in this competition and those who are willing to participate in other activities of OAN or AFH can take a look to those innovative winning solutions for 3 different sites in 3 continents for 3 projects.
Every details and the winning projects are available here: http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/challenge/press
Here are the links to the 1st prize winning projects of the 3 sites:

Islamia Eye Hospital, in association with the Institute of Architects
Bangladesh [IAB], recently organised an open architectural design
competition for extension its building located at Farmgate, Dhaka.

The award giving ceremony and exhibition of the submitted projects
was held on 10 May 2008 at 7.30pm at the Bengal Gallery. Prof. AMM
Safiullah, Vice Chancellor,BUET and Mr. Mahboob ul Alam, former
Advisor to the Caretaker Government and Editor, The Independant
were present as Chief and Special Guests respectively. Ar. Mubasshar
Hussain, President, IAB also spoke on the occasion.

17 projects were submitted and a 9 member jury panel selected First,
Second and Third Prize winners. The Jury included Prof. Haroon Ur
Rashid, Head of Dept. of Architecture at North South University, Ar.
Ahsanul Hoque Khan, Deputy Chief Architect of Ministry of Works, Dr.
Fuad H Mallick,Head of Dept. of Architecture at BRAC University, Ar.
Mustapah Khalid Palash, eminent architect and Ar. Mahmudul Anwar
Riyaad, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Architecture, BUET. On behalf of IAB,
Ar. Mamnoon Murshed Chowdhury acted as the Competition Coordinator.