The earth sinks in the garbage. We spill. Scrap, plastic, waste, hazardous waste, electronic scrap, radioactive waste. It’s like we’re about to suffocate under the residue, that our lives produce every day. And yet, it seems, no one really feels responsible. The apparent invisibility of this catastrophe can only be the reason that nobody gets…
Environment
When Homes Move
MOME
Introduction: A home with insulated walls, a roof, electricity and a toilet. For us, a given – unimaginable for large parts of the world’s population. In southern Africa, architect Roel Rutgers is tackling the problem and creating a safe home for people in slum areas. The corrugated steel houses glisten in the sun and form…
