Architectural model for the project ’35.9176°N, 5.3670°W’ (Ceuta, Morocco) by He.Lo Architects
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He.Lo Architects founded their architectural practice in London in 2002. Their practice is focused on socially beneficial architecture; on the relationship between the private individual and public space, and on how architecture can create and transform relationships in a modern, culturally plural environment. The project ’35.9176°N, 5.3670°W’ (the co-ordinates for Ceuta, Morocco) proposes an architectural infrastructure for a refugee camp. Most architectural ‘solutions’ in relation to the refugee crisis offer short-term shelters that speak to immediate needs in the form of individual units, providing only the most basic level of shelter from the elements and a minimal level of privacy. He.Lo Architects recognise, however, that these supposedly short-term provisions very often turn into the medium, or even long term status quo. This project therefore suggests how a sustainable response to the refugee crisis needs to address the longer-term needs of refugees in an intentional way, including the provision of public spaces and infrastructure.
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Title | Architectural model for the project ’35.9176°N, 5.3670°W’ (Ceuta, Morocco) by He.Lo Architects (assigned by artist) |
Brief description | Architectural model for the project ’35.9176°N, 5.3670°W’ (Ceuta, Morocco) by He.Lo Architects |
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Summary | He.Lo Architects founded their architectural practice in London in 2002. Their practice is focused on socially beneficial architecture; on the relationship between the private individual and public space, and on how architecture can create and transform relationships in a modern, culturally plural environment. The project ’35.9176°N, 5.3670°W’ (the co-ordinates for Ceuta, Morocco) proposes an architectural infrastructure for a refugee camp. Most architectural ‘solutions’ in relation to the refugee crisis offer short-term shelters that speak to immediate needs in the form of individual units, providing only the most basic level of shelter from the elements and a minimal level of privacy. He.Lo Architects recognise, however, that these supposedly short-term provisions very often turn into the medium, or even long term status quo. This project therefore suggests how a sustainable response to the refugee crisis needs to address the longer-term needs of refugees in an intentional way, including the provision of public spaces and infrastructure. |
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Accession number | E.1153-2023 |
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Record created | March 13, 2023 |
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