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Architecture is always in development as a social practice. Today, 90% of architects serve only the richest 10% of the global population. We see a world in which architecture serves many — not just a privileged few.

Finalists Global Challenge 2021

finalist 2021

agriculture & fisheries

Cocina CoLaboratorio

Ejido Loma Bonita, Mexico

finalist 2021

education

Rebuilding the Haadibadi Community library

Bengaluru City, India

finalist 2021

education

Taller Tropical Moravia 2.0

Medellín, Colombia

finalist 2021

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Community Kickstarter: Ger District Viewing Deck

Mongolia

finalist 2021

education

A School Built By the People, For The People

Jorhat, India

finalist 2021

housing

Jaraguá 160

São Paulo, Brazil

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Announcing the finalists: Global Challenge 2021

by Architecture-in-Development
29 September 2021

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Exploring New Forms of Collaboration through Do-It-together (DIT) Architecture

by Architecture in Development
15 March 2021

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Why the new Do-It-Together architecture has radical potential

by Architecture in Development
12 January 2021

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建築，重新定義

by Architecture in Development
30 November 2020