https://yr-architecture.com/category/socially-responsive-design/ We design warm, inviting, and enduring custom homes that inspire you to connect with your site’s unique place. Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:54:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 67021669 https://yr-architecture.com/characteristics-of-successful-humanitarian-architecture/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:23:11 +0000 https://yr-architecture.com/?p=4203 Humanitarian architecture is challenging. Resources are low. Locations are remote. Climates are harsh. Here's the top characteristics that make humanitarian architecture projects successful.]]> 4203 https://yr-architecture.com/building-key-sustainable-water-projects-in-underserved-communities/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:01:27 +0000 https://yr-architecture.com/?p=3312 Water. You need it to survive, but it's dangerous enough to kill you. Nearly a billion people in the developing world don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. And yet between 6 and 8 billion people die of water-related disasters and causes (according to the UN). In northern rural Thailand, the scares are real. [...]]]> 3312 https://yr-architecture.com/volunteering-for-public-good-during-pro-bono-week-2016/ Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:20:46 +0000 https://yr-architecture.com/?p=3384 In honor of Pro Bono Week this week, we thought we'd share some of the local projects we've been helping with around our community. While we didn't provide any design services, we still thought we'd share how our volunteer time is spent helping the local community. Over the summer and fall this year, [...]]]> 3384 https://yr-architecture.com/building-low-tech-sustainable-clay-brick-houses/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:39:18 +0000 https://yr-architecture.com/?p=2338 How would you build a house in a remote location of the world with little money? You would probably use as many locally sourced materials as possible and the labor of family and friends. Right? Cheap, available materials and cheap/free labor... In Sri Lanka, that's exactly what they do. They build clay brick houses with [...]]]> 2338 https://yr-architecture.com/building-low-cost-sustainable-bamboo-houses/ https://yr-architecture.com/building-low-cost-sustainable-bamboo-houses/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:05:03 +0000 https://yr-architecture.com/?p=2221 Bamboo. It's environmentally-friendly, sustainable, renewable, strong in tension and compression, and noted for its rapid growth. Bamboo houses are common in many parts of southeast Asia where bamboo grows abundantly. But just how do you make a bamboo house in some of these remote areas with so few tools, funds, and advanced technologies? [...]]]> https://yr-architecture.com/building-low-cost-sustainable-bamboo-houses/feed/ 3 2221