The number of displaced people in the world fell by almost 20 percent last year, due in large part to the repatriation of some 2 million Afghan refugees. However, there are still some 22 million displaced people living in makeshift camps.
Some are referred to as warehoused refugees, living in near prison-like conditions for years. Others are searching for wood, food and water still traumatized by their journey, and feeling stranded. They all have one thing in common — they all need a roof, and a place to go to the bathroom.
Now, some architects and designers are turning their attention to this political and social frontier. Instead of million-dollar homes and art museums, they are serving an even more demanding client: the one who has lost everything.
Guests:
Tom Corsellis, Chairman of Shelter Center (NGO) and Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge;Matthew Jelacic, partner at Gans & Jelacic
Harry van Burik, International Program Director of Shelter for Life