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Architecture for Refugees

Open Source Online Platform

Open source online platform tocollect and share knowledge on

“refugee architecture”.

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The “Architecture for Refugees” is an open sourceonline platform which collects and shares questions,problems, ideas and solutions dealing with thearchitectural aspects of the current refugee crisison the European and global scale. In our modernsociety information and the access to knowledgeare key values. Creating an open source pool ofinformation and knowledge could enhance thecollaborative work between activists, refugees,professionals and politicians. As a result of thecollaborative work, organised and fast answerscould be given to the shelter- and infrastructuralproblems of the refugee crisis.Currently, we use our Facebook “Architecture forRefugees” public page and public group to collectand share information. We are looking for short- andlong-term solutions on local and global level. It isour aim to develop the accessibility of the platform:a user friendly, multilingual homepage which wouldserve as the optimal pool for sharing and collecting.

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Besides food, water, clothes, blankets and tents,WIFI and ELECTRICITY are the two mostimportant basic needs for refugees. Photo: AntonKolesnikau

The completion of Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”diagram was an important sign during thesummer of 2015. It showed that WIFI and

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ELECTRICITY are more important than otherneeds.

“A side note on the refugee crisis” offlineexhibition at the FUGA architecture center inBudapest in September 2015. The lack of interestand visitors showed that new tools are needed toreach people.

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“Refugee Republic” - an important and usefulonline platform to show the daily life of a refugeecamp. Source:http://refugeerepublic.submarinechannel.comaccessed 18 December, 2015.

The “Good Chance Theatre” in the “Jungle” inCalais. Besides the private shelters public spacesare also very important architectural elements.Online donation has a key role in bottom-updevelopments. Source: http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/12/The-Good-Chance-Theatre-Calais-4-1020x610.jpg accessed18 December, 2015.

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Zsófia Glatz and BenceKomlósi

dotlinearchitects

http://#.dotlinearchitects.com

HungarySpainSwitzerland

The “dotlinearchitects”is an open minded,young community,based in Barcelona,Budapest and Zürich.Our main focus fieldsare research,architecture anddevelopment on a localscale, while wecontinuouslycollaborate withpartners on a globallevel. Co-design, co-production and sharingare key elements of ourwork. The “Architecturefor Refugees” projectwas initiated by ZsófiaGlatz and BenceKomlósi.

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