Newletter #2 – April 2009
June news update from the Emergency Housing project at Formens Hus in Hällefors.
Contents
Transitional Living 02- Workshop September 21-25, Hällefors
The Emergency Housing Project @ Shelter Meeting 09a, Geneva
The Emergency Housing Project @ Tokyo design week, Tokyo
Work in progress – exhibition @ Formens Hus
Final Presentation – Chalmers presents hard shelled winter tents, May 20th
Questions and contact
Transitional Living 02- Workshop September 21-25, Hällefors
After some financial turbulence we are glad to announce that the September workshop Transitional Living 02 will be arranged in Hällefors September 2008. For five days the participators will design, build and live in their own camp and join seminars on emergency relief operations. The aim is to create an emotional and social understanding of of the situation in a refugee camp as well as an understanding of the complex mechanisms involved in relief operations.
Detailed programme will published on the Emergency Housing blog on May 15th. Please confirm your participation and number of students no later than May 5th.
The Emergecy Housing Project @ Shelter Meeting 09a. Geneva, May 7-8
Students from Chalmers University together with Formens Hus / The Emergency Housing project manager Johan Karlsson will attend the Shelter conference 09a on May 7-8 to meet with the international shelter community.
The Shelter conference is arranged by The Shelter Centre cluster and hosted by Swiss Solidarity.
Emergencyhousing @ Tokyo Design Week 2009
The Emergency Housing project have been invited by Svensk Form to exhibit at the UN University plaza in Tokyo during the Tokyo design week in October 2009. We are proud and to receive such an honourable space and look forward to create an thoughtful and inspiring experience together with our partners and members.
Financing for transport and residence in Tokyo is still to be solved., but we are getting at it. Any tips of finacial partners deeply appreciated.
Emergencyhousing @ Formens Hus June 25th-Aug 15th.
The Emergency Housing project will run a first review hearing followed by a 2 month long exhibition displaying the prototypes and insights achieved in spring 2009.
Grand opening and hearing on June 20th open for participating companies, NGO:s and IGO:s.
Questions and contact
Johan Karlsson
Project Manager
The emergency housing project
Formens Hus, Hällefors
mail (new!): johan.karlsson(at)formenshus(dot)se
web: www.emergencyhousing.se
phone: +46 70 323 66 67