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Beyond Shelter presents 25 reports from the field written by a wide array of experts who are on the frontlines of disaster prevention and recovery around the world.
16 Μαρ 2012 · It asks architects to claim responsibility for protecting people during natural disasters and shaping policy and rebuilding efforts after humanitarian crises—events that affect nearly 200 million people, mostly in the developing world.
1 Ιουλ 2011 · Beyond Shelter is intended to help a diverse group of decision makers understand, value, and engage architects—as partners—in shaping principles that reflect the growing threat of natural disasters in urban and rural settings around the world.
According to the editor, Marie J. Aquilino, the reasons for their limited involvement are to be found in the inertia of the institutional conglomerate of humanitarian aid and in the limited interest that these works arouse among architects themselves. Edited by Lukas Feireiss, Testify!
31 Ιουλ 2011 · Through real-life case studies visually brought to life, she lets the organizations and architects explain their reasoning and methodology for rebuilding in some of the most underdeveloped areas. This book should be required reading for any aspiring architect and humanitarian.
8 Φεβ 2013 · Raul Pantaleo is the principal of Studio Tam Associati and architect of the elegant Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan which is featured in Beyond Shelter.
Emergency mobilises action, and reconstruction eclipses attention towards funding for long-term infrastructure projects. Aquilino’s book shows us that architects have moved to the centre of this debate over the last decade; and may finally be willing to tip the balance in a better direction.
