Sounds like an oxymoron. I’m not 100% convinced building something in Kansas City will make a smooth transition to Kenya’s Rift Valley, but then again I buy furniture from Ikea.
Kansas City non-profit Comfort the Children (CTC) plan to just that with architects Philippe Barriere and William Zahner. Their plan is to bring high-quality, modular architecture to this burgeoning village in the Rift Valley.
“Zane Wileman, executive director of CTC, said his organization ‘is about education and empowerment, so we work with the local population to help them build themselves out of poverty.’”
The modular design will offer a dynamic use space for the village, “As funding allows through partnerships and donations, structures will organically grow into each other over time. Said Barriere, ‘Each prototype is organized to create a rhythm in which they eventually reach each other to make a coherent whole.’ Wileman explained that these structures would serve as a hub for future development.”
My only question after reading the article: when will the finger painted hand print stop being used as a symbol of hope/giving for Africa?
