Cover Photo: Design Like You Give a Damn

Design Like You Give a Damn:
Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises

editor:  Architecture for Humanity

In this first book from Architecture for Humanity, founder Cameron Sinclair and others reflect on the organization's history with the larger history of affordable and emergency housing. Following the history are 80 case studies showcasing both traditional and innovative forms of emergency, temporary, and transitional housing. Interviews with several designers offer a deeper look at some of the designs wile emphasizing the need to balance design with the pragmatic realities of relief efforts around the world.

Reviewed in Environmental Building News September 2006

Retail price: $35.00
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Publisher

Metropolis Books
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New York, NY 10013
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  • Length: 329 pages
  • Published: 2006
  • ISBN: 1933045256

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