Change By Design Ecuador – workshop places and internships
For the 4th installment of the Change-by-Design workshops, ASF-UK is teaming up with a coalition of Ecuadorian architects, community organisations, activists and academics to develop design ideas for the “Buen Vivir” neighbourhood, that can inform and help shape the Urban Revolution Agenda or ‘Revolución Urbana’ in major Ecuadorian cities in 2013. The deadline for applications for the workshop in August has been extended to June 1st 2013. As part of the work by our Ecuadorian partners and to follow-up the results of the workshop in...
read moreASF-UK @ WOMAD 2013
Would you like to be part of an open and collaborative team of designers for a week of playful architectural exploration? ASF-UK is putting together a team to participate in this years Roots Architecture at Womad festival and are looking for enthusiastic and open minded young architects and design professionals. The experience begins with a 5 day live project in which we will design and build a space to be used as part of Womad. Over the festival weekend we will then run a series of interactive workshops exploring some of the themes with which...
read moreChallenging Practice: Register for Stage 2 (May 2013)
Already registered for Stage 1 of Challenging Practice: essentials for the social production of habitat? If so, you can now register for Stage 2, a weekend seminar to enable participants to reflect on their knowledge from Stage 1 through case studies and facilitated discussions and interactive scenario building and role plays. ASF-UK will host seminars twice a year – the first was in November 2012 and the next one will be in May 2013: Title: Challenging practice: Learning in action Date: 11-12th May 2013 Location: London, venue tbc Price:...
read moreChange by Design returns to Latin America!
Change by Design Ecuador 2013: Imagining the ‘Buen Vivir’ Neighbourhood through Participatory Design Recently, Ecuador has been guiding its development through the indigenous philosophy of ‘Buen Vivir’ or Good Living (sumak kawsay in Kichwa). This notion advocates for a collective well-being based on social organisation, solidarity and respect for nature. In this context of change and progressive visions, ASF-UK and two Ecuadorian grassroots organisations are teaming up to explore new spatial imaginations for the Buen Vivir...
read moreTake on an Action Challenge in 2013
There are three events to choose from, each offering you the opportunity to walk, jog or run 100km in amazing scenery to raise money for Architecture Sans Frontieres-UK (ASF-UK). The key info for all challenges: - Walk it! – 50KM or 100KM at a pace that suits you - Run it! – 100KM ‘Ultra-Marathon’ or 50KM ‘Marathon Plus’ - Join as an Individual - and we’ll support you all the way! - Join as a Team – support each other to the finish line! - Fully supported with rest stops every 12.5KM - Hot food stops provided...
read morePecha Kucha talks now online…
ASF-UK organised a Pecha Kucha (06.02.2013) to showcase the work of members and collaborators of ASF-UK as a series of short and energetic presentations, describing work within and inspired by the organisation. If you missed the Pecha Kucha talks or just want a refresher, you can watch them all on line here: Stephanie Butcher Anthony Powis Sarah Ernst Naomi Shinkins Melissa Kinnear Isis Nunez Ferrera Caroline Dewast Andy Edwards Amanda Walker Ben Powell Alex Towler A big thanks to Benjamin...
read moreHow to make an impact in CSR
Melissa Kinnear attended Intelligent Futures (http://www.intelligentfutures.co.uk/): Make an Impact in CSR – with Social Media & OpenData at Google Campus (http://www.campuslondon.com/) in London on the 12th February 2013. The speakers included: Adam Elma (M&S), Tamsin Lejeune (http://www.ethicalfashionforum.com/), Francine Bennett (https://www.mastodonc.com/), Nathan Waterhouse (http://www.openideo.com/), Trudy Thompson (http://www.bricksandbread.com/index/), and Paul Fletcher (http://www.through-architecture.co.uk/). More...
read morePECHA KUCHA DRAWS A CROWD
13 ASF-UK Associates, members of the management team, and friends shared 20 slides of their work with and inspired by ASF-UK. All speakers were limited to 20 seconds per slides, which proved a challenge for some to cram in all the interesting work they are doing! The speakers presented workshops in Cameroon and Kenya, research and development in India and Palestine, public and youth engagement in the UK, development education at undergraduate level, and development training for professional architects and disaster response teams. Watch this...
read moreASF-UK talks at AHMM
Sarah Ernst and Naomi Shinkins recently provided London architecture practice Alford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) with a lunch time lecture on the 16th of January 2013. The pair gave a presentation on the background of the organisation and it’s work. The talk focused specifically on two case studies, firstly the ‘Change by Design’ methodology developed by ASF-UK and secondly the international workshop ‘Learning in Leh’ in India in 2011, in partnership with SEEDS India.
read moreASF-UK talks at the Welsh School of Architecture
Melissa Kinnear and Andy Edwards presented the work of ASF-UK on behalf of the Welsh School of Architecture Student Association in Cardiff on the 29th January 2013. They presented the work of the organisation and showed two case studies including: the Change By Design methodology, specifically looking at the workshop in Nairobi, Kenya and the work carried out in India with SEEDs India focusing on the work that Andy has recently completed culminating in a week long workshop in Delhi. Kat Jones, who attended our workshop in Cameroon in...
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