| Contents |
Introduction / by Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit -- Relief and affordable housing. Make It Right: rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, USA, 2006- ; Affordable housing, Namibia: attack ownership barriers, Namibia, 2014- ; Heimat2: dignified housing solutions for refugees in Europe, Berlin, Germany, 2016- ; Eckwerk Holzmarkt: affordable urban living & working, Berlin, Germany, 2014- -- Energy autonomy. Solarkiosk: reducing energy poverty, Botswana, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tansania, USA, Vietnam, 2009- ; Holistic living: mobility plus house, Berlin, Germany, 2013-2015 -- Healing architecture. Two ICU rooms in Berlin: linking design and healthcare in a research project, Berlin, Germany, 2011-2013 -- Cultural campaigning. Platoon Kunsthalle: temporary buildings and their impact on the built environment, Seoul, South Korea/Berlin, Germany, 2009, 2012 -- Art cloud & unity flag: leading campaigns for change, Berlin, Germany, 2006, and diverse places, 2006. |
| Abstract |
Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international practice, which is involved in architectural, urban, and product design, as well as branding, is known for its experimental and interdisciplinary designs as well as for its strong social commitment. The publication will document only projects characteristic of this social responsibility; it portrays architecture as an active tool for driving, in a global context, the development of places worth living in. One key project is the SolarKiosk developed in 2012, a high-output, solar-based unit which is already used by many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure their power supply. |
