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Gorilla tactics: Wildlife conservation campus in Kinigi, Rwanda, by MASS Design Group

A campus in northern Rwanda, designed by MASS Design Group to facilitate research into the local endangered gorilla population, promotes conservation efforts thwarted by cross...

A man is sat on a rug outside a storefront, he is looking towards the row of trees which divide the street. People are walking down the paved road with shops on either side in the ground floor of the buildings, open to the street.

Trees for streets: Ecostreets in Karachi, Pakistan, by Yasmeen Lari with the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan

Micro-forests in Karachi, Pakistan, designed by Yasmeen Lari’s Heritage Foundation, offer cleaner, cooler streets, but face opposition in a city of fractured governance ...

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Revisit: Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies in Thiruvananthapuram, India by Laurie Baker
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Portfolio: Marialuisa Borja, Al Borde
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Portfolio: Ana María Gutiérrez, Organizmo
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Working the ground: Farmer Field School in Thirappane, Sri Lanka, by Robust Architecture Workshop
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Portfolio: Noelia Monteiro, Estúdio Flume
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Running dry: Walirumana Educational Centre in La Guajira, Colombia by Salba Estudio
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Memory matters: Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre in Ukhiya, Bangladesh by Rizvi Hassan
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