Leo States is the largest privately owned modular shelter for internally displaced people who lost their homes due to the war in Ukraine. Building hope, restoring lives - together, we're making a difference for Ukrainian families in need.
Yes We Camp creates and manages inventive and solidarity-based spaces. Our sites have the power to transform social ties, professions and the ways in which people live on this planet through their coexistence of economic, cultural and social uses. With ten years of experience, we’ve earned considerable professional recognition in the field of transitional urban planning. By sharing this experience, we hope to design a future that’s more ecological, more inclusive and far more joyful.
Rooftop gardens is a project to promote the social inclusion of people with disabilities through horticulture. To do so, various urban gardens are installed on rooftops of municipal buildings and farmed by entities of people with disabilities. The main objectives are the improvement of the quality of life of the users as well as the promotion of urban agriculture. Finally, these locally grown products are offered to organizations that work with people at risk of exclusion.
A temporary urban transformation project, in collaboration with Il Margine Cooperative, aims to provide an accessible outdoor activity space for both vulnerable users and local residents. Engaging in a participatory process, we crafted messages and slogans that resonate with users' voices and propose a new approach to utilizing the area. The goal is to host exhibitions, workshops, and public events and introducing new plant species to attract pollinating insects, contributing to green corridors.
The primary hypothesis of this project is that the Anthropocene crisis has brought a new perception of our built environment, which design professionals should consider designing more liveable spaces. This perception combines spatial cognitional patterns that are common for everyone. While multiple factors can affect spatial cognition and guide eye movement, this project and its application seek to highlight measurable psychophysiological cognitive patterns useful for a liveable design approach.
The first steps to rebuild Ukraine. Within six months, we've constructed 13 private houses in the de-occupied village of Stary Bykiv. This construction was more than just bricks and mortar; it was about: - breathing life into the village in post-war devastation; - achieving this on a shoestring budget, in fact, within traditional temporary module plastic house costs; - infusing the village with fresh energy and skills needed in the community.
Turow Lignite has provided jobs and energy, but also destroyed entire villages. Today lack of decarbonisation plan means no EU JTF. Depopulation of Lusatia has also meant that village halls disappeared - centres giving people the space to create common future visions and the sens of belonging. Our NGO together with architects, has created designs for new Lusatian energy-efficient buildings. Our halls combine tradition with modernity and provide „resources” to the regional transition.
FURNISH created safer and dynamic spaces in front of schools in Barcelona as a part of the project “Protegim les escoles” set by the Municipality. Its main target was to promote the use of these areas and enhance community cohesion by introducing innovative urban design elements developed through a collaborative co-creation process. These prototypes were implemented at two distinct schools for a testing period of two weeks, where citizens tried them and provided their feedback.
The Asertos programme has been developed by Arquitectura Sin Fronteras España and Quatorze, with the certainty that the solution to urban vulnerability lies in the communities. Certain areas of our territories accumulate social, economic and residential problems, which represents a public health problem. To tackle this, we abandon the deficit approach and focus on discovering, connecting and mobilising the strengths of communities in order to ensure adequate housing and quality common spaces.
