Technology

New Story continues to tackle homelessness by building 3D printed community in a secret location in Latin America

Architecture, Editors Picks, Society, Technology

New Story is a non-profit organisation dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness. Together with the design studio Fuseproject and homebuilding technology company ICON, they plan to build a 3D-printed community in a secret location in Latin America. The United Nations stated in 2019, that population growth and urbanisation are moving faster than the construction of adequate and affordable housing. The…

NUBA Drones provide a lifeline to people living in inaccessible locations in Colombia

Society, Technology

Drones have long been associated as destructive forces, or irritating travel-blogger gadgets disturbing the most peaceful settings around the world. In Colombia they have also been used in the controversial spraying of illegal coca plantations. However, the technology does have many socially enriching applications too. Aeronautical engineer Daniel Salamanca launched NUBA Aerospace in 2015, to address problems within the health…

Forensic Architecture use pioneering methods to investigate and present crimes against humanity and the environment

Architecture, Art, Society, Technology

Forensic Architecture in an independent research agency that investigates state and corporate violence, especially when it impacts upon the built environment. Its interdisciplinary team of investigators is made up of architects, scholars, artists, filmmakers, software developers, investigative journalists, archaeologists, lawyers and scientists. The Forensic Architecture case study teams produce evidence files comprising of building surveys, models, animations, video analyses and…

Rainforest Connection: recycled smart phones alert rangers to deforestation in the Amazon

Environment, Technology

Rainforest Connection is a group of engineers and developers focused on building technology that can provide vital early warning systems that can prevent the deforestation of rainforests and unique habitats around the world. The Rainforest Connection team led by founder Topher White has built the world’s first scalable, real-time detection and alert system for logging and environmental conservation. The devices…

RIT and UAO create solar 3D printer that converts waste plastic into products for Colombian community

Design, Environment, Society, Technology

In May 2018, engineering students from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the USA, travelled to the Colombian city of Cali, to showcase their bespoke solar powered 3D printing system they produced for a specialist makers space in the deprived district of Aguablanca. The team worked closely with partners from Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) and a foundation called Fundautonoma…

App passes Ancient Wisdom to younger Colombian generations before they’re lost: myths, language, culture

Society, Technology

Bogotá-based developer Colombia Games have collaborated with a team of anthropologists and environmental scientists to produce a series of phone apps called Ancient Wisdom. The purpose of the app is to share knowledge that is under threat in the country’s diminishing indigenous groups. According to the government there are approximately 70 indigenous languages spoken in Colombia and more than 750,000 Colombians…

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