Photo: Mónica Cuevas Urizar

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Participation and solidarity between the neighbours was a precondition for starting any building activities.

For the foundations of the new transitional wooden shelters were used the “debris” of the collapsed dwellings.

only after the whole neighbourhood (between 15 and 40 units) has finished

the foundation prepartation the wooden structures were delivered.

they could be errected- even by unskilled people- within one day. That was made possible due to a carfully planning which allowed to precut and predrill all the lumbers, so that the whole house only needed to be assambled on the spot.

The houses do resist earthquakes and hurricanes but also- in contrast to many other proposed solutions- take in consideration the tropical climate by providing natural ventilation.

Previously the waste management area was improved by installing a sharp box reducer to avoid the transmission of deseases like Hepathites B or HIV through sharps.

For more images klick “project pictures” link in the column, left, to get to flickr.

This is not a flying saucer, but meant to be a futuristic vision, showing the landing of a kiosco approaching the Pacific island of Chiloe, Southern Chile. Design: Archnet Int'l/Berlin

Any ideas for cutting edge kiosco mágico design? We appreciate good proposals! Don't hesitate to drop us a line (in the comment box below). These are our first drafts.

In Egypt’s capital Cairo, located in an urban region of 16 million inhabitants total, seven out of ten citizens live in so-called Muntiqat al-Ashwa’iyya (slums). These informal settlements originated planlessly and illegally. The German GTZ, a governmental organization that initiates PPP-projects in developing countries around the world, has recently published a book on Cairo’s slums with good photography and journalistic stories on the history of the informal settlements, challenges and potentials, everdyay life, nightmares and neighbourhood projects.

Cairo’s Informal Areas. Between Urban Challenges and Hidden Potentials. Facts, Voices, Visions. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit, Cairo, 2009. (see PDF column left).

See “Gangland” under “Links” (column left)

This will be a workshop run by lecturer Micke Svedemar at Malmö University together with a number of students at Arts and Communications. The goal is to create posters and models for understanding how to use and design the Kiosco Magico artefacts.

Would you like to join us? Then contact Micke Svedemar michael.svedemar@mah.se. Welcome to Arts and Communications at Malmö University. Kick off  at 17.00, 16 June, Lecture hall 11.

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