Architecture for humanity

Schools in Bulgaria keep the imprint of the past socialist period. A long corridor with rooms attached to it, identical desks and chairs facing the podium, where the teacher, the source of knowledge, stands. An educational model, fit for the 21st century, is hard to thrive in this environment. Because of that, 90. SU “José de san Martín” school in Sofia approached Lusio architects to redesign part of their existing building into a new STEM space called "Grow". The process was long and involved extensive research - on-site observation of school life, interviews and focus groups with the teachers and students. In a series of workshops, the architects discovered several challenges for the space - such as the need for... More

“I welcomed the idea of building the two Case del Prato using the timber felled by the storm. The wounds produced by storm Vaia are still visible when you look around Zirmerhof and you see the empty patches of woodland. We still find it hard to believe how violent the wind of Vaia was, and how it could fell and carry away so many trees. Yet the message that Vaia left us is quite clear. It is a message that comes from a tale of climate change and that shows us how nature is rebelling against our inconsiderate actions, against those anthropogenic changes that are far from natural.” (Michele De Lucchi, june 2020) Le Case del Prato (which translates as “Homes in the Pastures”) are two small wooden architectures which ad... More

BAT TOWER is a prototype building which seeks to increase public awareness of bats and highlight their critical role in our ecosystem where they are effective as natural pesticides, pollinators, and in the abatement of mosquitoes. Often considered as a kind of urban pest, bats are frequently exterminated by 'pest control' services. Their very survival is also being challenged by White Nose Syndrome, a disease which has inexplicably been wiping out large bat populations in northeastern United States. To bring visibility to bats, BAT TOWER challenges notions of the typical off-the-shelf bat house. Rather than innocuously fading into the background, the tower stands as a prominently visible outdoor sculpture. Drawing from the idea of a vert... More

molo made a limited run of 50 luminaries with the Japanese “sun-disc” hand painted on the lantern and its packaging. The full proceeds were donated to support Architecture for Humanity’s reconstruction efforts in Japan. More

John McAslan + Partners’ (JMP) restoration of the Iron Market, one of the most important social and economic buildings in central Port-au-Prince, will be the first major project to be realised since the catastrophic earthquake destroyed much of the capital’s infrastructure and housing in January 2010 and has become a symbol for the country’s recovery from devastation. For well over a century, the Iron Market – Marché de Fer – in Port-au-Prince has been a bold symbol of Haiti’s independence and ambition, serving as the focus of commercial life in the city. The market has been a regular gathering place for millions of Haitians across several generations, and it has survived insensitive alterations in the past and two potentially disastrous... More