Harnessing the power of design and design education to build inclusive and just societies.

Our mission is to support the talents and aspirations of displaced and marginalised designers and their wider communities, and to change the narrative around displacement and marginalisation.

 

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Rebuilding Home, Street + Neighbourhood

Join us in supporting displaced Palestinian students, academics and practitioners to build a brighter and more equitable future for Gaza.

 
 

Celebrating 8 Years of Office of Displaced Designers!

View fullsize We spoke with Architecture Today about our values, how we started and our upcoming workshop Rebuilding Gaza: Home Street and Neighbourhood with @architectsforgaza @global.free.unit and @megawra.bec Many thanks @arch_today for the conversation and su
View fullsize The 8th Comprehensive Damage Assessment by @unitar.unosat shows the destruction of Gaza as of 6th July 2024 visualising damage to 63% of all structures. @unep estimate it will take 15 years and $500 million to clear the rubble alone. The upcoming wo
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View fullsize Rebuilding Home, Street + Neighbourhood brings together a community of built environment professionals, academics and students to plan for the future of Gaza. This initiative is the first Architecture studio of the newly formed Global Gaza University
View fullsize Wonderful presentations last night on notions of home, place making, resistance and identity in Palestinian refugee camps by Samar Maqusi, Luma Daradkeh and Nama’a Qudah. In addition to the rich content and enlightening insights shared, we lo
View fullsize “The Israeli occupation forces have demolished our buildings but our universities live on.” In an open letter published on Al Jazeera, Gazan academics and university administrators call for support to resist “the Israeli campaign o
View fullsize Who should re-build Gaza? Since the start of the genocide, over 40,000 people have been killed, approximately 2 million forcibly displaced and more than 60% of the built environment has been decimated. There is a great and urgent need to reimagine
View fullsize “I really admire the way that the organisation is future facing and fighting the rhetoric that displaced people must always be victims. I didn’t realise the importance of this mindset (or how rare it is!).” - quote by Beth, voluntee