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City of Refugees, Aedes Exhibition
6 Oct 2020
City of Refugees, Aedes Exhibition
University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design: City of Refugees, Aedes Exhibition
Exhibition: 31 October 2020 – 7 January 2021

Venue: Aedes Architecture Forum, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin

Opening hours: Tue-Fri 11am-6.30pm, Sun-Mon 1-5pm and Sat, 31 October 2020, 1-5pm

Of the 7.8 billion people on the planet, more than 70 million are now refugees and asylum seekers. With few countries willing to receive these displaced people, many refugees are restrained in tents, or makeshift cities. These temporary solutions often become permanent, which come with significant challenges. City of Refugees ? a three-year research by the University of Houston College of Architecture and Design under the direction of the studio professors, Peter J. Zweig and Gail P. Borden ? offers a provocative approach to the discussion of new solutions: Four imaginary cities on four continents were designed as prototypes for the accommodation of migrants providing facilities to meet their immediate needs and long-term opportunities for their self-empowerment. The exhibition at Aedes not only gives insights into the diverse aspects of these utopias, but also chronicles the plight and journeys of refugees in contemporary society.
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