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Who (gets to) build?
Insights from a gathering across regions and disciplines “Who (gets to) build” brought together people with the shared aspiration of strengthening connection for new directions in and through the built environment, i.e. the way that places, infrastructure and buildings are planned, financed, designed and maintained. The co-hosts were Annabel Short of It’s Material and Alejandra…
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Who owns land?
Tracing “ownership” of the world’s finite and fragile land reveals important stories and insights that can be used in multiple ways. Local and national governments’ planning and zoning actions hold sway too, of course – within the ecosystem that shapes what gets built, where, and how. But ownership of land and properties itself has major…
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Resources: DGNB Annual Congress
Annabel Short, Research Fellow with IHRB and Principal at It’s Material gave a keynote talk at the 2024 Annual Congress of DGNB, the German Green Building Council, entitled “Dignity by Design – People at the Heart of Climate Action in the Built Environment”. Access the presentation here. Below are the materials mentioned during the talk,…
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Innovation in Prague’s built environment
As part of the global IHRB project “Building for Today and the Future“, local researchers in eight cities are studying how climate action in the built environment impacts human rights, and identifying examples of built environment socio-economic innovation. Below are the examples of innovation in Prague. Visit the Building Transformation StoryMap for innovation in multiple countries. The…
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Innovation in Athens’ built environment
As part of the global IHRB project “Building for Today and the Future“, local researchers in eight cities are studying how climate action in the built environment impacts human rights, and identifying examples of built environment socio-economic innovation. Below are the examples of innovation from Athens. Visit the Building Transformation StoryMap for innovation in multiple countries. And…
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Innovation in Valparaiso’s built environment
As part of the global IHRB project “Building for Today and the Future“, local researchers in eight cities are studying how climate action in the built environment impacts human rights, and identifying examples of innovation that contribute to combined social and environmental outcomes. Here are the examples of innovation from Valparaiso. Visit the Building Transformation…
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What’s the story behind the It’s Material logo?
Thank you Malini Chakrabarty for creating the beautiful logo for It’s Material! I was looking for a design that would reflect the essence of It’s Material – building transformative connections – and stand the test of time. The design brief began with a quote from one of my favorite books, Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities: “Marco Polo describes a…
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Who are the largest owners of rental accommodation in Brussels?
Hugo Perilleux is a researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In 2023 he published the findings from in-depth research on land ownership patterns in Brussels. He was prompted to start the research by the increasing proportions of household income going towards rent in the city, where poor households allocate from 40 up to 60%…
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Building Transformation: A StoryMap
This StoryMap shares stories of socio-economic innovation in the built environment, around the World. Explore the map to discover signals of change that are expanding: i) transparency and accountability to shed more light on who owns and shapes real estate, infrastructure and the places between ii) agency in terms of who has the opportunity to…
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Innovation in Melbourne’s built environment
As part of the global IHRB project “Building for Today and the Future“, local researchers in 8 cities are studying how climate action in the built environment impacts human rights, and identifying examples of innovation that contribute to combined social and environmental outcomes. Here are the examples of innovation from the research team at Melbourne…