Design For A Fragile Planet SEEKING SPATIAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Global Demand for Built Environment Professionals in the Humanitarian Sector

There are maybe 60 architects working fulltime in the humanitarian sector, compared to tens of thousands of logisticians, engineers and health care workers.

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” Graham Saunders. Director Shelter and Settlements International Federation of the Red Cross

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” Brett Moore, World Vision International — after typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban in the Philippines

Despite the enormity of the disaster, it is almost impossible to get trained architects or planners for the complex task ahead of rebuilding the shelters and settlements.

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Potential career in the humanitarian sector

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Design For A Fragile Planet SEEKING SPATIAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES