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Title	The Meaning of "Architecture Sans Frontieres"

Day / Time	Tuesday, June 20th / 16:30 - 18:30

Room	MR15

Event Description	This panel will debate the following questions: How can architects contribute to solve the urban housing crisis? What is Architecture Without Borders and what should we do? It will, also, provide an overview of methods to solve the global housing crisis and discuss the role of architects in disaster prevention and disaster remediation. The panel will investigate community participation in slum rehabilitation in Lima, Peru and consider types of housing best suited to combat urban sprawl in low-income countries.

Session Language	English French

Speakers (information as provided by host organization)	Jaime Royo Olid, MA(Cantab) Dip (Arch), Research Assnt Sust Humane Habitat in Dev. countries Luz Maria Sanchez, Arch. Slum improvement projetcs, Lima Peru D. Urban Vestbro, E. Sellis, C. Williams and/or A. Nnaggenda-Musana

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Host Organization	Architecture Sans Frontieres- International Network

Host Organization Description	ASF-International constitutes an independent and non-hierarchical network of not-for-profit and participative organisations concerned with the equitable, social, cultural and environmental commitment of architecture, construction, urbanism and the conservation of historical heritages to ‘human developmentâ€™.

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