Globally  Local  Design  Networks  “Think  globally,  act  locally,  plan  modestly.”  –  Victor  Papanek  

Importance  of  Designing  Locally  

“We  must  design  with  communiEes,  rather  than  for  clients,  and  rethink  what  we’re  designing  in  the  first  place…”  –  Emily  Pilloton  

“To  do  good  humanitarian  work  overseas…an  open  mind  and  a  willingness  to  listen  to  the  locals  may  be  your  best  asset,  along  with  paEence  and  ingenuity.”  –  Lisa  Delgado  

“To  make  design  more  relevant,  is  to  consider  what  design  issues  are.”  –  Bryan  Bell  

“It   is   not  possible   to   just  move  objects,   tools,   or   arEfacts   from  one  culture  to  another  and  then  expect  them  to  work.”  –  Victor  Papanek  

“The  only  sound  way  to  solve  the  problem  of  poverty  is  to  help  people  help  themselves.”  –  John  Kenneth  

Ripple  Africa  

DeforestaEon  in  Malawi:  

•   PopulaEon  had  grown  from  5  million  in  the  70s  to  14  million  today  

•   Most  locals  have  no  electricity  or  gas  and  have  shiYed  culEvaEon  

•   Most  local  forest  has  been  cut  down  for  firewood  or  to  build  homes  

•   With  forests  gone,  much  of  the  wild  life  has  faded  away  as  well  

Ripple  Africa  

How  Ripple  Africa  Has  Helped:  

•   Developed  a  more  efficient  stove  that  uses  1/3  of  the  wood  it  used  to  take  

•   Introduced  micro-­‐loans  for  local  businesses  

•   Helped  develop  fish  farming,  beekeeping,  and  vegetable  growing  programs  

•   Provided  equipment  for  the  locals  to  opened  community  tree  nurseries  

•     Constructed  a  local  healthcare  center,  schools  and  a  community  library  

Barefoot  College  

Lack  of  water  in  poor  Indian  communiEes:  

•   Poor  rural  communiEes  suffer  the  most  from  scarcity  of  water  

•   They  have  lible  to  no  sources  of  income  

•   They  may  lack  hygienic  sanitaEon  and  drinking  water  sources  

•   They  are  drought-­‐prone  

Barefoot  College  

How  Barefoot  College  has  helped:  

•   RooYop  rain  water  harvesEng  in  schools  with  underground  wells  for  preservaEon  

•   Divert  surface  run  off  water  into  unused  open  wells  in  villages  so  that  more  water  

percolates  into  the  ground  and  revitalizes  dry  handpumps  and  irrigaEon  wells  

•   All  iniEaEves  made  are  for  and  executed  by  poor,  rural  communiEes  

•   Trained  over  13,600  men  and  women  as  water  engineers,  handpump  mechanics,  

drillers,  surveyors,  chemists,  wasteland  developers,  masons  and  architects  

Love  for  HaiE  

AYer  the  earthquake  in  HaiE:  

•   Lack  of  medical  services  

•   Lack  of  dental  services  •   Rebuilding  and  reinforcing  

•   Clean  source  of  water  

Love  for  HaiE  

How  Love  for  HaiE  helped:  

•   Designed  earthquake  safe  structures  and  helped  locals  build  

•   Installing  water  treatment  systems  in  several  schools  and  orphanages  

•   Setup  medical,  dental  and  mental  health  faciliEes  

•   A  team  of  psychologists  have  been  training  locals  to  train  one  another  and  to  

hold  seminars  on  how  to  respond  to  disasters  

Rural  Studio  

What  is  Rural  Studio?  •   Rural  Studio  is  an  undergraduate  program  in  the  Architecture  School  at  Auburn  University  in  Alabama  •   ObjecEve  was  to  improve  the  living  condiEons  in  rural  Alabama  while  giving  architecture  students  hands  on  experience  •   From  1994  to  2011  they  have  completed  over  100  projects  for  the  communiEes  in  Hale  County  • Programs  offered  are  3rd  year,  Thesis,  Outreach  and  Wood  Workshop  •   CiEzen  Architect  

ProposiEon  

 Network  of  Learning  Centers  •   Think  and  be  united  globally,  while  acEng  locally  •   Not  for  but  with  the  local  populaEon  Sustainable:  primarily  using  local/naEve  resources  •   Design:  buildings,  spaces,  systems,  products,  landscapes  •   LocaEons  in  rural  communiEes  all  over  the  world  •   2-­‐3  year  commitment  per  community