Sustainable+Design



CAMERON SINCLAIR


 * 1. What kind of problem(s) did Cameron want to solve? **

He wanted to involve architects and designers in humanitarian work, he believe that architecture can make a difference in peoples life, so with responsible designs you can make an impact in other peoples way of living.


 * 2. How did he face these problems? **

He started with almost no money and a website, but during years he has collected many volunteers to solve the housing problem all around the world. Trough the collaboration of peoples design and ideas, he has raised founds and actually make a difference in communities that doesn’t have sources to survive.


 * 3. Explain 4 of the architectural solutions presented by him **

1. In Kosovo he open a design competition that consist in a transitional shelter that will last 5 to 10 years, and will be placed next to the land where the person lived in, so they can rebuild their own home while they live in the shelter.

2. In Africa people have many medical issues because clinics are many kilometers away from their homes, so he develop a movil clinic, so the doctors can get to the people anywhere

3. Girls between 16 and 24 years are the most percent of people contaminated by HIV, they don’t have sexual education, so Cameron create an sport center where the coach of the girls will be trained doctors to give confidence in health care

4. Unicef create a temporary school built for six months of use in august 2005, but they rebuilt them with sustainable design, so the rainwater fall can be collected with some simple systems in a very low cost.


 * 4. What is the meaning of open-source architecture to house the world? **

Open-source architecture is a project that consist in the participation and collaboration of any person such as architects, planners, designers, and any other, all around the world, with the purpose of helping people that doesn’t have the sources to create a new home, school, or any other community construction. The main idea is to develop nation's licenses, so they can create a model and built it, and if any other nation wanted the same building the can just get the plans and replicate it for free.


 * 5. In your opinion, what is the most important message in this video? **

I believe that this video has a very important message of humility, the fact that he consider architecture not as a jewel but like a tool for improving peoples lives is inspiring. He consider sustainable design as a opportunity of getting involve and make a change, for him is important not only to design new stuffs using new technologies, but to built new lives with better conditions.