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"AgriShelter IV" | A User Test in a Refugee Centre | Besate | July 2018

AgriShelter prototype n.4 was built in July 2018 in a refugee centre in Besate. A kit of prefabricated wooden components was produced in a wood factory in Italy and straw bales were collected from a local farmer in the region. 4 refugees, who were participating voluntarily in the project, assembled the prototype. Eventually they lived in it for one month in order to test the quality of the living space.


Moreover, this project included a collaboration with university of Bath for the project called “healthy housing for the displaced”. Data loggers that were sent by Bath team were installed inside and outside the shelter in order to monitor thermal performance and interior comfort of the prototype. The analysis of the collected data is still in progress and the collaboration will be continued by building the next prototype in Bath research park in the UK.


Location: “La Tua Isola” cooperative (refugees centre), Besate (MI), Italy Date: 01.07.2018 – 01.08.2018


Photo Credits © Narges Mofarahian


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Recently created as a new branch of "TerraViva", this specific section proposes a series of design competitions in line with the topics addressed by our workshops and mainly directed to architecture students, new graduates and young designers.

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TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2021 - The Reappropriation of Public Space will be the third competition of 2021. Starting from December 13th, registrations will be open until 18/03/2022.

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 UPCOMING EVENTS 

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December 13th "Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2021 - The Reappropriation of Public Space"; 10.000€ in Prizes; 10 Honorable Mentions; 30 Finalists; Submissions within 18/03/2022; Results on 26/04/2022; Jury:  Miralles Tagliabue EMBT (Barcelona), Public City (Winnipeg), Openfabric (Rotterdam); Orizzontale (Rome); Intuy Lab (Lima); Sports (New York); Atelier Nea (Paris); OBBA (Seoul);

 

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September 10th "Hangar Ticinum - A Community Hub on the River"; 10.000€ in Prizes; 10 Honorable Mentions; 30 Finalists; Submissions within 10/12/2021; Results on 20/01/2022; Jury: Piuarch (Milan); TSPA (Berlin); Stefano Boeri Architetti (Milan); Operastudio (New York); Degli Esposti Architetti (Milan); Untitled Architecture (Moscow); Comune di Pavia (Pavia); Politecnico di Milano (Milan);

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https://www.terravivacompetitions.com/hangar-ticinum-competition/

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March 15th "The Living Museum - Micro-Architectures in the Landscape"; 7.000€ in Prizes; 10 Honorable Mentions; 30 Finalists; Submissions within 01/08/2021; Results on 13/09/2021; Jury: Topotek1 (Berlin); Elemental Architecture (New York); Stefano Boeri Architetti (Milan); Paredes Pedrosa (Madrid); NADAAA (Boston); One O One Architects (Seoul); Nicolas Campodonico (Rosario); Studio O (Berlin);

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