A new community center for displaced Rohingya women and girls is built in Camp 25—"a refugee site in a forested area of Teknaf in Bangladesh." The architect Rizvi Hassan used bamboo as the primary material for the construction. The project is titled 'Beyond Survival: A Safe Space for Rohingya Women and Girls.'
The structure consists of rooms situated in an oval shelter and a circular courtyard that is sheltered from the outside, yet has an open roof. Dwellers of this shelter can access various helpful resources such as "private spaces for counseling [and] refuge case management meetings." In addition, the shelter lends itself as a place for groups to gather, socialize, and join various skill development workshops.
Bamboo-Built Community Centres
Rizvi Hassan Uses Bamboo to Make Refugee Camp for Rohingya Women
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3. Innovative Refugee Camp Design - Exploring new architectural designs and materials to improve living conditions and provide better infrastructure in refugee camps.
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2. Social Services - Opportunities for social service organizations to develop and implement programs that cater to the specific needs of displaced communities and offer support services in community centers.
3. Architecture and Design - Opportunities for architects and designers to create innovative, sustainable, and culturally sensitive structures for refugee camps and displaced communities.