The theme of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice is Reporting from the Front. In response, exhibitions in the Dutch, Finnish and German pavilions highlight that providing housing for refugees is currently an architectural ‘frontline.’ Reporting from the ground in Venice, Architizer explored each of these stunning pavilions during the vernissage today. The Dutch Pavilion; images © Iwan Baan BLUE: The Architecture of UN Peacekeeping Missions presents Camp Castor (Gao, Mali), designed, constructed and deployed by 450 Dutch soldiers, as a case study. BLUE refers to the color of U.N. helmets and the local Tuareg people’s indigo-dyed clothing. It’s evident that simple reconfigurations of U.N. camps, for example locating hospitals on their perimeters rather than centrally to provide healthcare to local people more readily, would be of lasting benefit. The goal in designing bases should be to leave behind an infrastructure legacy when missions depart, empowering local communities to reconstruct their environments. Alvar Aalto’s Finnish Pavilion; image © Ugo Carmeni “Helsinki Kasbah” Rendering © Helsinki Kasbah “In My Backyard” Rendering © D.A.T Pangea Quatorze From ... , Colin Martin, read more http://ift.tt/1NQn28T
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