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On architecture and human rights
Edyta Skiba interviewed Annabel Short for the Polish magazine “Architektura & Biznes”, on bringing a human rights approach to the built environment lifecycle. The full article was published in Polish, available to download here – in a special issue that coincided with the “Energy Regeneration of Cities” conference in Łódź, Poland. Below is an English…
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Inclusivity and high street redevelopment in Eastbourne, UK
Queenie Clarke is conducting a PhD on “Designing for human dignity: new approaches to the inclusivity of vulnerably housed communities” at the University of Brighton, UK. The research focuses on Eastbourne’s high street regeneration. Queenie is using the Framework for Dignity in the Built Environment as one of the touch-points for her research. Here are…
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GeoDevOps: Practical mapping for change in Kenya
Chrispine Omondi uses his technical mapping skills to help people without those skills understand the ways that land is owned and used. After studying geography, he continued to deepen his expertise in GIS (“Geographic Information Systems”), remote sensing (satellite-based information), and artificial intelligence through further study and through work. Now he is putting one of…
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On “Critical Mapping for Municipalist Mobilization”
Carla Rivera and Alfredo Palomera are advocates for the right to housing, working with Observatorio DESC in Spain. Observatorio DESC (Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales) was created in 1998 to strengthen awareness and action on social, economic and cultural rights. In an interview Carla and Alfredo shared insights from the multi-year project: “Critical Mapping for…