susteainable+design

__Sustainable Design. __

**__About Cameron Sinclair video __**

He was concerned about the problems that have to face some communities. He is not only responding to natural disasters, but involve in systemic issues.
 * What kind of problem(s) did Cameron want to solve? **

As he is interested in socially responsible design, he created a website where people all around the world can post their problems or ideas to solve some else problem.
 * How did he face these problems? **

__Subsahariana, Africa. __ They created clinics responding to the HIV pandamic.
 * Explain 4 of the architectural solutions presented by him **

__Kosovo. __ They constructed transitional shelters where people could live till they rebuild their houses.

__Siyathemba: Youth Sports Facility and HIV/AIDS Outreach Center __ The idea of this center is that people (especially girls) can be educated about HIV at the same time that are trained for coach that are doctors. __Calhoun McCormick Gallery and Studio __ After Katrina, photographers Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick lost about 2/3 of the work that they had done documenting New Orleans culture over the last 30 years; so they help them to create a new building.

**What is the meaning of open-source architecture to house the world?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Is the ability to connect through this website to share ideas, that comes from people around the world, to solve different problems in different countries; you don’t need to give a solution for a problem in your own home place but you can help someone else.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**In your opinion, what is the most important message in this video?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">For me the message in this video is that we don’t have to be rich or famous for help people, just doing little things we can help communities all around the world. I thing that is amazing how Cameron Sinclair, with just a wish an a website, started helping others around the world, not just on his own home country but even in others continents.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">External links: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|http://architectureforhumanity.org/] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]